Abstract:

        This lecture will be an introduction to Husserl’s phenomenology. Husserl is difficult to read, and my main aim in this lecture is to present his view clearly and systematically All the main themes of his philosophy will be covered, starting with his notion of intentionality and going on to his views on perception, intuition, intersubjectivity and empathy, constitution and the phenomenological reduction. The lecture will end with a survey of Husserl’s influence on existentialism and hermeneutics.