Introduction to Phenomenology

(2-3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will guide students to familiarize themselves with the basic principles, methods, and problems of phenomenology as a philosophical school by teaching Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception and other phenomenological classics. SC - Santiago, Chile In this course, we will study fundamental themes in Edmund Husserl's philosophy, with an emphasis on his theory of logic, as elaborated in Logical Investigations and then, after adopting the genetic approach, in Experience and Judgment. In addition, we will read excerpts from: Lectures on the Phenomenology of the Inner Time-Consciousness, Ideas 1, Ideas 2, and Cartesian Meditations. Depending on the topic, we will explore connections with authors such as Descartes and Kant. This may include reading short excerpts from texts by these authors. For each session, participants must bring an assigned text (studying is not the same as reading). Given the well-known difficulty of Husserl's writings, these readings will generally be short (but dense). The course does not require prior knowledge of the author or the topics covered.