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Cartesian Meditations: An Introduction to Phenomenology by Edmund Husserl

heithem_'s review

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4.0

stopped at the fourth meditation, very dense and abstract but really interesting, it lays down the basics of phenomenology (foundation of philosophy as rigorous science, the apodicity of the I, transcendental subjectivity, phenomenological reduction "epoche", eidetic insight, intersubjectivity)
i will try to read it again this year

hunziker's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

lukasstock's review

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challenging informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

2.5

lxmn_s's review

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3.0

how is this man harder to read than heidegger. i read half of this in january and then needed a break and then finished it in april

leelulah's review against another edition

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3.0

Husserl has completely outdone himself here, but I still don't get how this is not solipsistic and understand the criticisms of Stein and others, yet this is not his last "turn". Some interesting ideas anyway, reforming Descartes for good and establishing a sphere of inner knowledge that would allow us to see our limitations, but that sadly, can't go beyond oneself.

virtualmima's review against another edition

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5.0

A century later and scientists still haven't caught up. [a:Edmund Husserl|180033|Edmund Husserl|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241038858p2/180033.jpg] should be required reading for anyone studying the sciences, especially the sciences dealing with living beings.

saulihavu's review against another edition

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4.0

Either utterly incomprehensible or utterly wonderful. In any case, a foundational text, for better or for worse.

sociable_potato's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Le livre est dense et donne l'impression d'être une longue lecture, mais —tous comptes faits— il s'agit bel et bien d'un livre au rythme rapide.

Husserl offre une intuition et des solutions éclairantes quant aux conflits entre l'individu, l'ego, et ses expériences à titre de phénomènes. Le transcendantalisme étant à la base de la conscience du phénomène monde et suppose l'existence d'un état de conscience qui précède celui d'être un être-au-monde, un étant dans le sens existentiel du terme.

La relation expérientielle et phénoménologique des ego avec autres choses (et avec autrui) se fait via les phénomènes et non pas au moyen des choses-en-soi.
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