Edmund Husserl Quotes
Edmund Husserl was a German philosopher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the founder of phenomenology and one of the most influential figures of modern European thought. Trained in mathematics, he developed phenomenology as a rigorous descriptive science of the structures of consciousness and lived experience, beginning with the Logical Investigations of 1900-1901 and elaborated through Ideas and the Cartesian Meditations. The quotes below are attributed to Edmund Husserl, organized by topic.
Edmund Husserl on Knowledge
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Attributed to Edmund Husserl:
“Merely fact-minded sciences make merely fact-minded people.”
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Attributed to Edmund Husserl:
“Phenomenology is the science of essences.”
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Attributed to Edmund Husserl:
“The true beginning of philosophy is the radical reflection upon what one is taking for granted.”
Edmund Husserl on Mind
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Attributed to Edmund Husserl:
“Consciousness is always consciousness of something.”
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“Reason is the specific characteristic of man, as a being living in personal activities.”
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Attributed to Edmund Husserl:
“I take my standpoint above all such pre-given being.”
Edmund Husserl on Truth
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Attributed to Edmund Husserl:
“Back to the things themselves.”