Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

Journal | Volume | Article

120638

The metaphysical neutrality of Husserlian phenomenology

Jeffrey Yoshimi

pp. 1-15

Abstract

I argue that Husserlian phenomenology is metaphysically neutral, in the sense of being compatible with multiple metaphysical frameworks (including frameworks Husserl argued against). For example, though Husserl dismisses the concept of an unknowable thing in itself as “material nonsense”, I argue that the concept is coherent and that the existence of such things is compatible with Husserl’s phenomenology. I defend this metaphysical neutrality approach against a number of objections and consider some of its implications for Husserl interpretation.

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Published in:

(2015) Husserl Studies 31 (1).

Pages: 1-15

Full citation:

Yoshimi Jeffrey (2015) „The metaphysical neutrality of Husserlian phenomenology“. Husserl Studies 31 (1), 1–15.