Husserl and Heidegger: The Question of a Phenomenological Beginning

Stapleton, Timothy J.

ISBN 10: 0873957458 / ISBN 13: 9780873957458

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 1983

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First printing, softcover, light bumps to corners, light soiling to covers, internally clean and solid, a VG copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Husserl and Heidegger: The Question of a Phenomenological Beginning
• Publisher: State University of New York Press, Albany, NY
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873957458
• ISBN 13: 9780873957458
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

The phenomenology of Edmund Husserl has decisively influenced much of contemporary philosophy. Yet Husserl's philosophy has come under such criticism that today it is viewed as little more than a historical relic. One of the most important and influential critiques of Husserl's transcendental phenomenology was launched by Martin Heidegger in Being and Time, which radically reinterpreted phenomenology.

Timothy Stapleton returns to the origin of phenomenology to provide a clear, concise perspective on where it has been and on where it ought to be heading. This book is a careful reexamination of the internal development of Husserl's thought as well as of the ways in which Heidegger used and transformed the phenomenological method. It begins with an interpretation of the "transcendental" dimension of Husserl's philosophy, stressing the importance of the ontological rather than the epistemological problematic in determining the unfolding of Husserlian thought. The work progresses to an account of Heidegger's early works, viewed as a radicalization of Husserl's phenomenology both in name and substance. Stapleton concludes by contrasting a transcendental origin with a hermeneutic beginning point in terms of their respective ideals of intelligibility, meaning, and being; and then looks at some of the consequences of the idea of a hermeneutic philosophy.

About the Author

Timothy J. Stapleton is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola College in Maryland.