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Edmund Husserl Quotes on Truth

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. This page collects quotes attributed to Edmund Husserl on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Edmund Husserl:

    “Back to the things themselves.”

  • Attributed to Edmund Husserl:

    “Phenomenology is the science of essences.”

  • Attributed to Edmund Husserl:

    “The true beginning of philosophy is the radical reflection upon what one is taking for granted.”

  • “To every object there corresponds an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject.”

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