I hate intellectual discussion.
I hate intellectual discussion. When I hear the words ‘phenomenology’ or ‘structuralism’, I reach for my buck knife. Edward Abbey
Phenomenology
Pure phenomenology claims to
Pure phenomenology claims to be the science of pure phenomena. This concept of the phenomenon, which was developed under various names as early as the eighteenth century without being clarified, is what we shall have to deal with first of all. Edmund Husserl
The ideal of a
The ideal of a pure phenomenology will be perfected only by answering this question; pure phenomenology is to be separated sharply from psychology at large and, specifically, from the descriptive psychology of the phenomena of consciousness. Edmund Husserl
To every object there
To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject. Edmund Husserl
To begin with, we
To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is the science of pure consciousness. Edmund Husserl
Natural objects, for example,
Natural objects, for example, must be experienced before any theorizing about them can occur. Edmund Husserl
The writing I have
The writing I have in mind and sometimes indulge in myself is concerned, not with plants, mountains or birds as items of scientific description, but with experiences of nature that impinge upon our moods and emotions, enrich our imagination and reveries, and shape our sense of how we stand in relation to the environing world. … Read more
Phenomenology is not a
Phenomenology is not a philosophy; it is a philosophical method, a tool. It is like an adjustable spanner that can be used for dismantling a refrigerator or a car, or used for hammering in nails, or even for knocking somebody out. Colin Wilson