Phenomenology: The Basics

This second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded. A superb, concise starting point for anyone seeking a concise and accessible introduction to this rich and fascinating subject.

List of contents

Preface to the second edition Introduction Part I: Foundational issues 1. The phenomena 2. Intentionality 3. Methodological considerations 4. Science and the lifeworld 5. Digging deeper: From surface to depth phenomenology 6. Merleau-Ponty's preface to Phenomenology of Perception Part II: Concrete analyses 7. Spatiality and embodiment 8. Intersubjectivity and sociality 9. Critical and political phenomenology Part III: Applied phenomenology 10. Classical applications: Psychology, psychiatry, sociology 11. Current debates in qualitative research and the cognitive sciences 12. A method, an attitude, a theoretical framework Conclusion Glossary References Index

About the author

Dan Zahavi is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Director of the Center for Subjectivity Research in Copenhagen. His book The Phenomenological Mind (third edition, 2021), coauthored with Shaun Gallagher, is also available from Routledge.

Summary

This second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded. A superb, concise starting point for anyone seeking a concise and accessible introduction to this rich and fascinating subject.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Zahavi, Dan (University of Copenhagen Zahavi, Zahavi Dan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032396385
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239638-5
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: BASICS
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism