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<p>I here present and discuss Husserl’s clarification of the genesis of modern empirical science, particularly its mathematical methods, as presented in his last work, <italic>The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology.</italic> Although Husserl’s analyses have as their goal to redirect science to the lifeworld and to reposition man and his immediate experiences at the foundation of the scientific project so as to overcome the “crisis” of science, I approach them from a different perspective. The problem that interests me here is the applicability of mathematics in empirical science, to assess Husserl’s treatment of this issue in order to see if it can be sustained from a strictly scientific point of view regardless of philosophical adequacy. My conclusion is that it cannot. What Husserl takes as the “crisis” of science is inherent to the best scientific methodology.</p>
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I here present and discuss Husserl’s clarification of the genesis of modern empirical science, particularly its mathematical methods, as presented in his last work, The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology. Although Husserl’s analyses have as their goal to redirect science to the lifeworld and to reposition man and his immediate experiences at the foundation of the scientific project so as to overcome the “crisis” of science, I approach them from a different perspective. The problem that interests me here is the applicability of mathematics in empirical science, to assess Husserl’s treatment of this issue in order to see if it can be sustained from a strictly scientific point of view regardless of philosophical adequacy. My conclusion is that it cannot. What Husserl takes as the “crisis” of science is inherent to the best scientific methodology.

Science and the Lebenswelt on Husserl’s Philosophy of Science

Phainomenon

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I here present and discuss Husserl’s clarification of the genesis of modern empirical science, particularly its mathematical methods, as presented in his last...

Science and the Lebenswelt on Husserl’s Philosophy of Science

Publié en ligne: 08 oct. 2022

Pages: 25 - 50

Reçu: 01 oct. 2015

Accepté: 01 sept. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2022-0003

Mots clés
Mathematized science, Husserl, Lebenswelt, The crisis of science, The applicability of mathematics

© 2022 Jairo José da Silva, published by Sciendo

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

Science and the Lebenswelt on Husserl’s Philosophy of Science

Publié en ligne: 08 oct. 2022

Pages: 25 - 50

Reçu: 01 oct. 2015

Accepté: 01 sept. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2022-0003

Mots clésMathematized science, Husserl, Lebenswelt, The crisis of science, The applicability of mathematics

© 2022 Jairo José da Silva, published by Sciendo

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

Mots clés
Mathematized science, Husserl, Lebenswelt, The crisis of science, The applicability of mathematics