Edmund Husserl Quotes

A collection of quotes by Edmund Husserl.

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) was a German philosopher and the founder of phenomenology, a philosophical method focusing on the study of conscious experience. Born in what is now the Czech Republic, Husserl studied mathematics and philosophy before embarking on a notable academic career. He is best known for his seminal work "Logical Investigations" (1900-1901) which examined logical principles and their relation to psychology. Husserl's philosophical views evolved over time, leading him to develop transcendental phenomenology. This framework aimed to describe the essential structures of consciousness and the ways in which we perceive and understand the world. Husserl's work deeply influenced 20th-century philosophical thought, leaving a lasting impact on areas such as existentialism and hermeneutics.

To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is

To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is the science of pure consciousness.

Edmund Husserl

Science

We would be in a nasty position indeed if empirical science

We would be in a nasty position indeed if empirical science were the only kind of science possible.

Edmund Husserl

Science

In a few decades of reconstruction, even the mathematical na

In a few decades of reconstruction, even the mathematical natural sciences, the ancient archetypes of theoretical perfection, have changed habit completely!

Edmund Husserl

Science

To every object there corresponds an ideally closed system o

To every object there corresponds an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject.

Edmund Husserl

Truth Virtues System

Pure phenomenology claims to be the science of pure phenomen

Pure phenomenology claims to be the science of pure phenomena. This concept of the phenomenon, which was developed under various names as early as the eighteenth century without being clarified, is what we shall have to deal with first of all.

Edmund Husserl

Science