Introduction to Phenomenology
Published on 28. October 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-521-66792-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology in a clear, lively style with an abundance of examples. The book examines such phenomena as perception, pictures, imagination, memory, language, and reference, and shows how human thinking arises from experience. It also studies personal identity as established through time and discusses the nature of philosophy. In addition to providing a new interpretation of the correspondence theory of truth, the author also explains how phenomenology differs from both modern and postmodern forms of thinking.
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'Both in tone and content it is an eminently successful introduction to phenomenology. It offers rich and illuminating insights both for the first-time reader and for the long-term scholar. This is the introduction to phenomenology that many of us have been waiting for.' Richard Cobb-Stevens, Boston College 'Sokolowski takes the reader through all the main concepts of phenomenology such as intentionality, temporality, evidence, intuition, and lifeworld, and touches upon certain important structures that phenomenology discovers. You cannot possibly have a simpler, more straightforward, and yet completely dependable exposition.' J. N. Mohanty, Emory UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-66792-0 (9780521667920)
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Robert Sokolowski
Introduction to Phenomenology
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10/1999
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Introduction; 1. What is intentionality and why is it important?; 2. Perception of a cube as a paradigm of conscious experience; 3. Three formal structures in phenomenology; 4. An initial statement of what phenomenology is; 5. Perception, memory, and imagination; 6. Words, pictures, and symbols; 7. Categorical intentions and objects; 8. Phenomenology of the self; 9. Temporality; 10. The life-world and intersubjectivity; 11. Reason, truth, and evidence; 12. Eidetic intuition; 13. Phenomenology defined; 14. Phenomenology in the present historical context; Appendix: phenomenology in the last one hundred years; Select bibliography.