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dgjorgoski's review
informative
slow-paced
3.75
this is a damn good book especially the last.. third I would say? it gets exceptionally slow at times as Husserl repeatedly begs the question and it just feels weird from a pacing standpoint. He understands perfectly well what issues or questions a reader may have while reading since he literally ends up mentioning most, but keeps putting off addressing them as things that are to be talked about later or in part 2 of the book. this made it slightly annoying at times, as the trademark phenomenological writing style which is difficult to grasp on its own was made only more difficult to wrap my head around due to the slightly disjointed narrative.
anyway, as a philosophical work it is fairly interesting, it really reflected a lot of the criticisms I personally have of psychology and the way this science tends to be done and also it manages to put its finger on many elusive parts of what it means to be a part of the world. I do think that Husserl hoped that this would be a more rigorous work, though, I don’t think it quite reaches the heights of other seminal philosophical works, especially as we can see afterwards phenomenology as a discipline never really was consolidated the way he envisioned. Merleau Ponty was probably the one who continued the tradition best, whereas people like Heidegger misunderstood it to an extent. all in all, definitely worth a read
anyway, as a philosophical work it is fairly interesting, it really reflected a lot of the criticisms I personally have of psychology and the way this science tends to be done and also it manages to put its finger on many elusive parts of what it means to be a part of the world. I do think that Husserl hoped that this would be a more rigorous work, though, I don’t think it quite reaches the heights of other seminal philosophical works, especially as we can see afterwards phenomenology as a discipline never really was consolidated the way he envisioned. Merleau Ponty was probably the one who continued the tradition best, whereas people like Heidegger misunderstood it to an extent. all in all, definitely worth a read
theyoungveronica's review against another edition
2.0
This book is quite intractable. I rarely put books down half way through. But my brain, body, and soul need a long caesura from Husserlian phenomenology. Is it possible? Has Hegelian obfsucation been outdone by Husserl?
Perhaps my desire for abstruse works has declined, given the complexity and chaos of the present moment. For the upcoming weeks, I plan to read books on happiness, art, and hygge, and to spend evenings looking at the stars. Sorry, Husserl, Absolute Being will have to wait.
Preface: "An infinitude of deductions rests on a very few axioms."
Perhaps my desire for abstruse works has declined, given the complexity and chaos of the present moment. For the upcoming weeks, I plan to read books on happiness, art, and hygge, and to spend evenings looking at the stars. Sorry, Husserl, Absolute Being will have to wait.
Preface: "An infinitude of deductions rests on a very few axioms."
jetjaguar124's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Oftentimes obtuse, but always insightful. For anyone who doesn't study philosophy for fun, I'd recommend going with a secondary source into this one. There's a good lecture series by Mark Thornsby on YouTube that takes you through it.
I also feel weird giving classic texts of philosophy star ratings, so I'll refrain from doing that.
I also feel weird giving classic texts of philosophy star ratings, so I'll refrain from doing that.
jeremiah's review
Though Husserl is clearly not a writer of books, I stumble on, wading through his phenomenological bog; my boots squish and slip in his conceptual framework, his obscure prose flecks my pant leg. This place is somewhere deep.
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