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<p>This article analyses the fundamental relationship between Husserl’s theory of reflection in the first volume of <italic>Ideas</italic> pertaining to a pure phenomenology and the two main concepts upon which transcendental phenomenology is grounded: namely, description and reduction. Although the concept of reflection was already used in <italic>Logical Investigations</italic>, Husserl revised it entirely thanks to his analysis of time-consciousness in the 1905 Lectures. Reflection thus appears as a key concept in understanding the ‘turn’ that led Husserl to deeply modify his descriptive method in order to move to transcendental phenomenology.</p>
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This article analyses the fundamental relationship between Husserl’s theory of reflection in the first volume of Ideas pertaining to a pure phenomenology and the two main concepts upon which transcendental phenomenology is grounded: namely, description and reduction. Although the concept of reflection was already used in Logical Investigations, Husserl revised it entirely thanks to his analysis of time-consciousness in the 1905 Lectures. Reflection thus appears as a key concept in understanding the ‘turn’ that led Husserl to deeply modify his descriptive method in order to move to transcendental phenomenology.

Description, Reflection, Reduction

Phainomenon

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This article analyses the fundamental relationship between Husserl’s theory of reflection in the first volume of Ideas pertaining to a pure phenomenology and...

Description, Reflection, Reduction

Published Online: Oct 08, 2022

Page range: 85 - 98

Received: Jun 01, 2015

Accepted: Sep 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2022-0006

Keywords
Phenomenology, Time-consciousness, Reflexion, Retention, Reduction, Descriptive psychology, Transcendental turn

© 2022 Pierre-Jean Renaudie, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Description, Reflection, Reduction

Published Online: Oct 08, 2022

Page range: 85 - 98

Received: Jun 01, 2015

Accepted: Sep 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2022-0006

KeywordsPhenomenology, Time-consciousness, Reflexion, Retention, Reduction, Descriptive psychology, Transcendental turn

© 2022 Pierre-Jean Renaudie, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Phenomenology, Time-consciousness, Reflexion, Retention, Reduction, Descriptive psychology, Transcendental turn