The Husserl Dictionary

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The Husserl Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences and provides a firm grounding in the central themes of Husserl's thought. Students will discover a wealth of useful information, analysis and criticism. A-Z entries include clear definitions of all the key terms used in Husserl's writings and detailed synopses of his key works. The Dictionary also includes entries on Husserl's major philosophical influences, including Brentano, Hume, Dilthey, Frege, and Kant, and those he influenced, such as Gadamer, Heidegger, Levinas, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty. It covers everything that is essential to a sound understanding of Husserl's phenomenology, offering clear and accessible explanations of often complex terminology. The Husserl Dictionary is the ideal resource for anyone reading or studying Husserl, Phenomenology or Modern European Philosophy more generally.

Dermot Moran is Professor of Philosophy (Metaphysics & Logic) at University College Dublin, Ireland. His previous publications include Edmund Husserl: Founder of Phenomenology (Polity, 2005), Introduction to Phenomenology (Routledge, 2000), The Phenomenology Reader (co-edited with Tim Mooney, Routledge, 2002), Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy (co-edited with Lester E. Embree, Routledge, 2004) and The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Philosophy (Routledge, 2008). He is founding Editor of the International Journal of Philosophical Studies. Joseph Cohen is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland. His previous publications include: Le spectre juif de Hegel (Galilee, 2005), Le sacrifice de Hegel (Galilee, 2007) and Alternances de la metaphysique. Essais sur Emmanuel Levinas (Galilee, 2009). He also co-edited, with Raphael Zagury-Orly, Judeites. Questions pour Jacques Derrida (Galilee, 2003.

The Husserl Dictionary should be welcomed by all those interested in Husserl and phenomenology. Novices will find its entries helpful in providing clear orientation in Husserl's difficult thought, while specialists will appreciate especially the numerous cross-references to Husserl's Collected Works that support the accounts of central terms. -- Steven Crowell, Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor of Philosophy, Rice University, USA and Editor of Husserl Studies