APRIORI AND WORLD EUROPEAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUSSERLIAN PHENOMlENOLOGY
MARTINUS NIJHOFF PHILOSOPHY TEXTS VOLUME 2 Vol. 1. Totality and Infinity. An Essay on Exteriority by Emmanuel Levinas, translated by Alphonso Lingis. 1979,307 pp. ISBN 90-247-2288-8 Vol. 3. Otherwise than Being or beyond Essence by Emmanuel Levinas, translated by Alphonso Lingis. 1981, XL + 200 pp. ISBN 90-247-2374-4
APRIORI AND WORLD EUROPEAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUSSERLIAN PHENOMENOLOGY edited and translated by WILLIAM McKENNA, ROBERT M. HARLAN, and LAURENCEE.WINTERS with an introduction by J.N. MOHANTY r. ~ ". M 1981 MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS THE HAGUE / BOSTON / LONDON
Distributors: f()r the United States and Canada Kluwer Boston, Inc. 190 Old Derby Street Hingham, MA 02043 USA for all other countries Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Distribution Center P.O. Box 322 3300 All Dordrccht The Netherlands Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Apriori and world. (Martinus Nijhoff philosophy texts; v. 2) CONTENTS: Mohanty, J.N. Understanding Husser!'s transcendental phenomenology.- Fink, E. The problem of the phenomenology of Edmund Husser!' Operative concepts in Husserl's phenomenology.-funke, G. A transcendental-phenomenological investigation concerning universal idealism. [etc.] I. Husserl, Edmund, 18591938--Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Phenomenology- Addresses, essays, lectures. 3. Aprior -- Addresses, essays, lectures. 4. Transcendentalism Addresses. essays, lectures. I. McKenna, William. II. Harlan, Robert M. III. Winters, Laurence. IV. Series. B3279.H94A7 193 80 18656 ISBN-13: 978-94-009-8203-1 001: 10.1007/978-94-009-8201-7 e-isbn-13: 978-94-009-8201-7 Copyright 1981 by Martinus Nijholf Publishers, The Hague. Sojicover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1981 A /I rights reserved. No part ()[ this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, Martinus Nijho[f Puhlishers, P. 0. Box 566,2501 CN The Hague, The Netherlands,
CONTENTS Acknov.'ledgments Abbreviations VII Vlll UNDERSTANDING HUSSERL'S TRANSCENDENTAL PHENOMENOLOGY: AN INTRODllCTORY ESSAY J.N. Mohanty THE PROBLEM OF THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF EDMUND HUSSERL Eugen Fink OPERATIVE CONCEPTS IN HUSSERL'S PHENOMENOLOGY Eugen Fink A TRANSCENDENTAL-PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION CONCERNING UNIVERSAL IDEALISM, INTENTIONAL ANALYSIS AND THE GENESIS OF HABITUS: A RCHE. PHANS/S, HEX/S. LOGOS Gerhard Funke REFLECTIONS ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN THE A PRIORI AND THE Emos IN THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF HUSSERL Theresa Pentzopou!ou-Va!a!as REGIONS OF BEING AND REGIONAL ONTOLOGIES IN HUSSERL'S PHENOMENOLOGY Ludwig Landgrebe 21 56 71 114 132 THE PROBLEM POSED BY THE TRANSCENDENTAL SCIENCE OFTHE 152 A PRIORI OF THE LIFE-WORLD Ludwig Landgrebe
vi NOTES ON THE FIRST PART OF EXPERIENCE AND JUDGMENT 172 BY HUSSERL Jean Wahl A LETTER FROM LUDWIG LANDGREBE TO JEAN WAHL 198 A NOTE ON SOME EMPIRICIST ASPECTS OF THE THOUGHT OF HUSSERL Jean Wahl THE SPECIFIC CHARACTER OF THE SOCIAL ACCORDING TO HUSSERL Rene T oulemont Notes on the Authors Notes on the Translator/Editors and Contributor 202 226 243 244
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The editors gratefully acknowledge the following for permission to publish translations of the articles mentioned below. Martinus Nijhoff, publisher of Studien zur Phdnomenologie; the Revue internationale de philosophie; and Mrs. Eugen Fink for Eugen Fink's "Das Problem der Phanomenologie Edmund Husserls." Verlag Karl Alber, publisher of Niihe und Distanz; and Mrs. Eugen Fink for Eugen Fink's "Operative Begriffe in Husserls Phanomenologie." Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani, publisher of II compito della fenomenologica, for Gerhard Funke". "Transzendcntal-phanomenologische Untersuchung tiber 'universalen ldealismus', 'lntentionalanalyse', und 'Habitusgenese'." We also thank Dr. Funke. Ludwig Landgrebe for his "Das Problem der transzendentalen Wissenschaft vom lebensweltlichen A Priori" and his "Seinsregionen und regionale Ontologien in Husserls Phanomenologie." We also thank Springer Verlag, publisher of Studium generate, for the latter article. The Libraire Armand Colin, publisher of the Revue de meraphysique et de morale, and the editor of the Revue for Jean Wahl's "Notes sur quelques aspects empiristes de la pensee de H usserl," his "N otes sur la premiere partie de Erfahrung und Urteil de Husserl," and for Ludwig Landgrebe's "Lettre de M. Landgrebe sur un article de M. Wahl concernant Erfahrung und Urteilde Husser!' " Walter De Gruyter and Co., publisher of Kant-Studien for Therese Penzopoulou-Valalas' "Reflexions sur Ie fondement du rapport entre I'a priori et l'eidos dans la phenomenologie de Husser!." We also thank Ms. Penzopoulou-Valalas. Presses Universitaires de France, publisher of Cahiers internationaux de sociologie, for Rene Toulemont's "La specificite du social d'apres Husser!." We also thank the Faculty Travel and Research Committee of The Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, for a grant which helped defray some of our expenses. Most of all, we wish to thank J.N. Mohanty for encouraging us to undertake this project, for working with us on it. and for his introduction to this volume.
ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations were used in the notes to refer to Husser\'s works. In the notes, the letters, E, F and G, followed by page numbers refer to the English, French and German editions respectively. A PS Ana~vsen zur passiven Synthesis. Husserliana XI, ed. M. Fleischer. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1966. CM Cartesian Meditations. trans. D. Cairns. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. 1960. Crisis Meditations cartesiennes. trans. G. Peiffer and E. Levinas. Paris: l. Vrin. 1969. Cartesianische Meditationen und Pariser Vortriige. Husserliana I, ed. S. Strasser. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1950. The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology, trans. D. Carr. Evanston: Northwestern University Press. 1970. Die Krisis der europiiischen Wissenschaften und die transzendentale Phdnomenologie, Husserliana VI, ed. W. Biemel. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1954. EJ Experience and Judgment. trans. l.s. Churchill and K. Ameriks. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1973. EP I Experience et judgment, trans. D. Souche. Paris: Presses U niversitaires de France, 1970. Erfahrung und Urteil, ed. L. Landgrebe. Hamburg: Classen, 1964. Erste Philosophie, erster Teil, Husserliana VII, ed. R. Boehm. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1956. For the second part of this work, see: Ibid., zweiter Teil, Husserliana VIII. ed. R. Boehm. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. 1959.
FTL Ideas Ideen II Ideen III IP IX Formal and Transcendental Logic, trans. D. Cairns. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1969. Logique formelle et logique transcendentale, trans. S. Bachelard. Paris: Presses U niversitaires de France, 1965. Formale und transzendentale Logik, Husserliana XVII, ed. P. Janssen. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1974. Ideas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology, trans. W.R. Boyce Gibson. New York: Collier Books, 1962. Idees directrices pour une phenomen%gie, trans. P. Ricoeur. Paris: Gallimard, 1950. Ideen zu einer reinen Phanomenologie und phanomenologischen Philosoph ie, erstes Buch, Husserliana III, ed. W. Biemel. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1950. Ibid., zweites Buch, Husserliana IV, ed. M. Biemel. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1952. Ibid., drittes Buch, Husserliana V, ed. M. Biemel. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1952. The Idea of Phenomenology, trans. W.P. Alston and G. Nakhnikian. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1966. L'Idee de la phenomenologie, trans. A. Lowit. Paris: Presses U niversitaires de France, 1970. Die Idee der Phiinomenologie, Husserliana II, ed. W. Biemel. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1950. LI Logical Investigations, 2 vols., trans. J.N. Findlay. New York: Humanities Press, 1970. Recherches logiques, trans. H. Elie. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1959. Logische Untersuchungen. Tiibingen: Niemeyer, 1968. PITC Phenomenology of Internal Time Consciousness, trans. J.S. Churchill. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1964. Ler,:ons pour une phenomimologie de la conscience intime du temps, trans. H. Dussort. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1970. Zur Phiinomenologie des inneren Zeitbewusstseins, Husserliana X, ed. R. Boehm. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1966.
PL x The Paris Lectures, trans. P. Koestenbaum. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967. Cartesianische Meditationen und Pari.~er Vortrage (see CM). PP Phanomenologische Psychologie, Husserliana IX, ed. W. Biemel. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1962.