Introduction to Phenomenology

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.

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.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Franz Brentano; Chapter 2 Edmund Husserl; Chapter 3 Husserl’s Logical Investigations (1900–1901); Chapter 4 Husserl’s Discovery of the Reduction and Transcendental Phenomenology; Chapter 5 Husserl and the Crisis of the European Sciences; Chapter 6 Martin Heidegger’s Transformation of Phenomenology; Chapter 7 Heidegger’s Being and Time; Chapter 8 Hans-Georg Gadamer; Chapter 9 Hannah Arendt; Chapter 10 Emmanuel Levinas; Chapter 11 Jean-Paul Sartre; Chapter 12 Maurice Merleau-Ponty; Chapter 13 Jacques Derrida;

Dermot Moran teaches Philosophy at the University College Dublin.