The Phenomenology Reader

by Timothy Mooney, Dermot Moran (Editor)

The Phenomenology Reader is the first comprehensive anthology of seminal writings in phenomenology. Carefully selected readings chart phenomenology's most famous thinkers, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre and Derrida, as well as less well known figures such as Stein and Scheler. Ideal for introductory courses in phenomenology and continental philosophy, The Phenomenology Reader provides a comprehensive introduction to one of the most influential movements in twentieth-century philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Theory, Nonfiction

628 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kamakana · Rating 5 out of 5]

.??? 2000s: start your phenomenology reading here...

[Felix Da Costa Gomez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This monstrosity introduced a lot of new ideas about psychology and phenomenology (the authors in this collective piece are probably rolling in their graves with those two terms being used so closely together) that my limited knowledge wasn’t aware of beforehand. While I started my reading looking for subjects that would relate to my Undergrad Honours Thesis, I found that the overarching theme connecting all of the academic texts to be the discourse of consciousness. I ended this collection reading about the idea of a pre-conscious or a subconscious (being conscious without being aware?? Retention rather than meticulous actions) and I think the two are the same thing, and not separate subjects than what these theorists suggests. Even consciousness has a pattern, but the process of learning makes consciousness seem slower than it is, and it’s something interesting to consider when observing brain patterns and reactions in the Creative Writing Workshop.

4/5 stars because while the readings were intellectually stimulating, I now have a greater appreciation for my professors and the way they mark extensive vocabulary. It’s funny how so many of these people that we read so highly today would utterly fail in an essay writing course pertaining to modern standards. Use simple words please, my brain is too small.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't justify this rating, but I do have one comment: I wish that this volume had included (more?) passages referenced by Derrida in Speech and Phenomena. Perhaps it did, since there were a couple of passages about signs and some others about time-consciousness, but from what I remember I thought that more could have been included.

[Andrew M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wade through Husserl, Heidegger and the like to discover the shining faces of Levinas and Scheler!

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like completely incomprehensible philosophy, this is a great book. If you want to enjoy life, it's not.