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Husserl himself considered Logical Investigations (1900-1901) to constitute his `breakthrough' to phenomenology, and it stands out not only as one of Husserl's most important works, but as a key text in twentieth century philosophy. By predating the split between `analytical philosophy' and `continental philosophy', Logical Investigations remains of particular interest to those concerned with the possibility of a rapprochement between the two traditions. The work had a tremendous influence on the subsequent development of phenomenology, and it also left its mark on such diverse disciplines as linguistics, comparative literature, psychology, cognitive science, and mathematics.
This volume commemorates the centenary of Logical Investigations by subjecting the work to a comprehensive critical analysis. It contains new contributions by leading scholars addressing some of the most central analyses to be found in the book.
List of contents
I. Problems of Logic.- Different Concepts of Logic and Their Relation to Subjectivity.- The Logical Investigations: Paving the Way to a Transcendental Logic.- Non-Objectifying Acts.- What is "Logical" in Husserl's Logical Investigations? The Copenhagen Interpretation.- II. Realism and Idealism.- The World Well Won: Husserl's Epistemic Realism One Hundred Years Later.- "Aristotelian" Themes in Husserl's Logical Investigations.- Metaphysical Neutrality in Logical Investigations.- III. Categorial Intuition.- Husserl's Revision of the Sixth Logical Investigation.- Husserl's Concept of Categorial Intuition.- Categories, Diagrams, Schemata: The Cognitive Grasping of Ideal Objects in Husserl and Peirce.- IV. Semiotics, Alterity, Cognitive Science.- Semiotics in Husserl's Logical Investigations.- The Puzzling Case of Alterity in Husserl's Logical Investigations.- The Relation of Husserl's Logical Investigations to Descriptive Psychology and Cognitive Science.- Dorion Cairns: The First Motivation of Transcendental Epoché.
Summary
Husserl himself considered Logical Investigations (1900-1901) to constitute his `breakthrough' to phenomenology, and it stands out not only as one of Husserl's most important works, but as a key text in twentieth century philosophy. By predating the split between `analytical philosophy' and `continental philosophy', Logical Investigations remains of particular interest to those concerned with the possibility of a rapprochement between the two traditions. The work had a tremendous influence on the subsequent development of phenomenology, and it also left its mark on such diverse disciplines as linguistics, comparative literature, psychology, cognitive science, and mathematics.
This volume commemorates the centenary of Logical Investigations by subjecting the work to a comprehensive critical analysis. It contains new contributions by leading scholars addressing some of the most central analyses to be found in the book.
