Genetic and descriptive psychology
pp. 52-61
Abstract
The themes discussed in the previous chapter all pertain to descriptive psychology. In this chapter I will show that Husserl attached himself to a certain tradition inaugurated by Brentano. The problematics embedded in the duality of genetic and descriptive psychology can perhaps be regarded as the driving force in the thinking of Husserl; after 1907 it finally led him to distinguish between descriptive psychology and transcendental phenomenology.
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de Boer Theodorus (1978) The development of Husserl's thought. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 52-61
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-9691-5_2
Full citation:
de Boer Theodorus (1978) Genetic and descriptive psychology, In: The development of Husserl's thought, Dordrecht, Springer, 52–61.