| "Though there are a number of themes which characterize phenomenology, in general it never developed a set of dogmas or sedimented into a system. It claims, first and foremost, to be a radical way of doing philosophy, a practice rather than a system..." Introduction to Phenomenology is an outstanding and comprehensive guide to an important but often little-understood movement in European philosophy. Dermot Moran lucidly examines the contributions of phenomenology's nine-seminal thinkers: Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, Arendt, Levinas, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty and Derrida. The volume charts the course of the movement from its origins in Husserl to its transformation by Derrida, along the way describing the thought of Heidegger and Sartre, phenomenology's most famous thinkers, as well as the work of its lesser-known exponents. Clearly explaining technical terms and avoiding jargon, Introduction to Phenomenology is an indispensable introduction to the history and substance of this vital current in intellectual thought.
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Phenomenology took root at the turn of the 20th century and has since been a subject of burgeoning interest both in philosophy and psychoanalysis. Moran explains the Phenomenological Movement in clear terms, focusing on but not restricting himself to its key progenitors--Husserl and Heidegger--and pointing to their critical texts.
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