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How does Husserl explain the common perception of an object?
Husserl considers that the intentional term, the noema, is within the immanence of intentional consciousness. (Here, I will not distinguish between noema and object, as some Fregean readings do.) In ...
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Does Meinong’s theory of perception fall into “the Myth of the Given”?
I’m trying to understand whether Meinong’s account of perception — with its distinction between act, content, and object — implies a kind of non-conceptual, foundational given, or whether it avoids ...
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Husserlian Critiques of Scheler
It’s known that although Max Scheler’s phenomenology was heavily inspired by Husserl, he was no student of Husserl. So, the two had disagreements on how to do phenomenology. While I’m acutely aware of ...
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What is the connection between Hegel's "world of senses" "1st supersensible world" & "2nd supersensible world"?
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In the Phenomenology of Spirit, in the chapter "Force and Understanding" Hegel claims that the understanding (Verstand) encounters the 2nd law, which in turn creates the 2nd ...
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Help understanding Meinong's mind as object
In Meinong’s theory of mind, self-presentation (Selbstpräsentation) is described as a mark of consciousness. Mental experiences are said to present themselves directly to the subject, without ...
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What allusions to fundamental consciousness might Husserl be making, in Logical Investigations vol 2?
I'm some thirty pages into Logical Investigations Vol. 2, by Husserl, that is, really, trying to understand the definitions he gives concerning Wholes and Parts.
Firstly, I must say, I'm finding ...
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How can the Troxler effect be interpreted phenomenologically?
The Troxler effect, also known as Troxler fading, is a visual illusion that influences our perceptual experience. If one fixes their gaze on a specific point for a brief period, stimuli that remain ...
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Can Husserl's impressions be mereologically expressible?
In Husserl's phenomenology, hyletic data (hylé, "matter") are the raw sensory impressions—such as colors, sounds, or textures—provided by "impressions" before being shaped by ...
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How does eliminativism respond to phenomenology?
How do eliminativists deal with things like desires, perceptions, pains, etc., in relation to the appearances themselves? By saying that the appearance of x is reduced to y, are they not somehow ...
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Can the faith experience upheld by fideism be considered a case of phenomenologically experiencing or observing God?
I was intrigued by the question Is observation the only way to indicate that God is real? and this answer, which suggests fideism as an alternative to the observational epistemology proposed by the OP....
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Does phenomenology reject causality, in that there are natural laws to be understood and utilised? What is the stance on technological progress/rank?
I have been diving into phenomenology for my research and it seems very interesting. But coming back to the "practical" world I still can't really describe its stance on various phenomenon. ...
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What philosopher regarded the end and purpose of human life to be in relationships with other individuals?
I remember in my undergrad being taught about some philosopher who regarded the whole end and purpose of human existence to be primarily that of relationship with other people. I dont remember if he ...
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Why Dasein has only a pre-ontological Being rather than an ontological Being?
In the book Being and Time, Heidegger wrote that:
We have already intimated that Dasein has a pre-ontological Being as
its ontically constitutive state.
It's intuitive to me only when I thought it ...
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Help understanding Husserl and Meinong on non-existence
I don’t quite understand the difference between Husserl and Meinong on the issue of non-existence. I’ve spoken with some Husserlians who explain that Husserl is quite different from Meinong, but ...
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What is the meaning of matter in Husserl?
I'm confused about the sense in which matter is presented in Husserl's Logical Investigations Vol. 2. Because whereas I've gone into this work thinking matter in terms of physics, namely as a ...
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