Phenomenology as Critique: Why Method Matters (Routledge Research in Phenomenology)

Synopsis

Drawing on classical Husserlian resources as well as existentialist and hermeneutical approaches, this book argues that critique is largely a question of method. It demonstrates that phenomenological discussions of acute social and political problems draw from a rich tradition of radically critical investigations in epistemology, social ontology, political theory, and ethics. The contributions show that contemporary phenomenological investigations of various forms of oppression and domination develop new critical-analytical tools that complement those of competing theoretical approaches, such as analytics of power, critical theory, and liberal philosophy of justice. More specifically, the chapters pay close attention to the following methodological themes: the conditions for the possibility of phenomenology as critique; critique as radical reflection and free thinking; eidetic analysis and reflection of transcendental facticity and contingency of the self, of others, of the world; phenomenology and immanent critique; the self-reflective dimensions of phenomenology; and phenomenological analysis and self- and world-transformation. All in all, the book explicates the multiple critical resources phenomenology has to offer, precisely in virtue of its distinctive methods and methodological commitments, and thus shows its power in tackling timely issues of social injustice. Phenomenology as Critique will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in phenomenology, Continental philosophy, and critical theory.

Copyright:

2022

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

284 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000550672

Related ISBNs:

9781032043326, 9781032015118, 9781003191483

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/30/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Andreea Smaranda Aldea, David Carr, and Sara Heinämaa

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No

Language:

English

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No

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Nonfiction, Philosophy

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Edited by:

Andreea Smaranda Aldea

Edited by:

David Carr

Edited by:

Sara Heinämaa