Exploring Phenomenology: A Guide to the Field & Its Literature

by David Stewart, Algis Mickūnas (Contributor)

Existential philosophy has perhaps captured the public imagination more completely than any other philosophical movement in the twentieth century. But less is known about the phenomenological method lying behind existentialism. In this solid introduction to phenomenological philosophy, authors David Stewart and Algis Mickunas show that phenomenology is neither new nor bizarre but is a contemporary way of raising afresh the major problems of philosophy that have dominated the traditions of Western thought. The authors carefully lead the reader trough the maze of terminology, explaining the major problems phenomenology has treated and showing how these are a consistent extension of the traditional concerns of philosophy. In concise, uncluttered, and straightforward terms, the history, development, and contemporary status of phenomenology is explained with a copiously annotated bibliography following each chapter. Nothing in print combines the extensive introductory materials with a guide to the massive literature that has been produced by phenomenological and existential studies.

Genres: Philosophy

196 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 1974

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Reviews

[Aurimas Gudas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ar žinojot, kad net dvi psichoterapinės kryptys remiasi fenomenologija? Egzistencinė ir Geštaltas. O, kad aš nors ką nors suprasčiau :)

[Gediminas Zelvaras]

Patikimas lakoniškas įvadas į fenomenologinę filosofiją.

[C.Reider · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an alright overview of the field of thought, written in a readable, layman's prose.

I had a hard time taking anything they said seriously though, after they referred to Nietzsche early in the book as merely a nihilist or something like that. I'm not sure Nietzsche is merely anything.

It's enjoyable enough as long as it's approached with a big enough grain of salt... it's a very biased book.