ABSTRACT

Introduction to Phenomenology is an outstanding and comprehensive guide to phenomenology. Dermot Moran lucidly examines the contributions of phenomenology's nine seminal thinkers: Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, Arendt, Levinas, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty and Derrida.
Written in a clear and engaging style, Introduction to Phenomenology charts the course of the phenomenological movement from its origins in Husserl to its transformation by Derrida. It describes the thought of Heidegger and Sartre, phenomonology's most famous thinkers, and introduces and assesses the distinctive use of phenomonology by some of its lesser known exponents, such as Levinas, Arendt and Gadamer. Throughout the book, the enormous influence of phenomenology on the course of twentieth-century philosophy is thoroughly explored.
This is an indispensible introduction for all unfamiliar with this much talked about but little understood school of thought. Technical terms are explained throughout and jargon is avoided. Introduction to Phenomenology will be of interest to all students seeking a reliable introduction to a key movement in European thought.

chapter |22 pages

Introduction

chapter |37 pages

Franz Brentano

Descriptive psychology and intentionality

chapter |31 pages

Edmund Husserl

Founder of phenomenology

chapter |26 pages

Heidegger's Being and Time

chapter |39 pages

Hans-Georg Gadamer

Philosophical hermeneutics

chapter |33 pages

Hannah Arendt

The phenomenology of the public sphere

chapter |34 pages

Emmanuel Levinas

The phenomenology of alterity

chapter |37 pages

Jean-Paul Sartre

Passionate description

chapter |44 pages

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

The phenomenology of perception

chapter |40 pages

Jacques Derrida

From phenomenology to deconstruction