Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

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The concept of reduction

Ram Adhar Mall

pp. 37-48

Abstract

The meaning of philosophy demands that he who philosophizes must do it radically. The radical attitude consists in the destruction of the presupposition of a world existing independently of us. It is this destruction which leads to the ideal of "presuppositionlessness" (Voraussetzungslosigkeit). Such a radical reflection comes very near to a sceptical one in such a way that the statement "the world is" is my statement. Thus, Husserl in search of his "first philosophy" takes into account the radicality of the sceptical attitude. Husserl is transcendent ally motivated in his praise of Humean sceptical attitude.

Publication details

Published in:

Mall Ram Adhar (1973) Experience and reason: The phenomenology of Husserl and its relation to Hume's philosophy. Den Haag, Nijhoff.

Pages: 37-48

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-2414-3_5

Full citation:

Mall Ram Adhar (1973) The concept of reduction, In: Experience and reason, Den Haag, Nijhoff, 37–48.