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PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSTherediscoveryofIdealismisanunmistakablefeatureofcontemporaryphilosophy.Heavilycriticisedbythedominantphilosophiesofthetwentiethcenturyitisbeingreconsideredinthetwenty-rstasarichanduntappedresourceforcontemporaryphilosophicalargumentsandconcepts.Idealismisphilosophyonagrandscalecombiningmicroandmacroscopicproblemsintosystematicaccountsofeverythingfromthenatureoftheuniversetotheparticularsofhumanfeeling.Inconsequenceitoffersperspectivesoneverythingfromthenaturaltothesocialsciencesfromecologytocriticaltheory.SinceIdealismissometimesconsideredantisciencehoweverthisbookplacesparticularemphasisonitsnaturalism.Writtenforabroadreadershipthebookprovidesthefullestpossibleintroductiontothismostphilosophicalofphilosophicalmovements.andareallmembersofthephilosophydepartmentattheUniversityoftheWestofEngland.AsthefoundingfatherofphenomenologyEdmundHusserlhasbeenhugelyinuentialinthedevelopmentofcontemporarycontinentalphilosophy.InBurtHopkinsshowsthattheunityofHusserlsphilosophicalentrepriseisfoundinitsinvestigationoftheorignsofcognitionbeingmeaningandultimatelyphilosophyitself.HopkinsbeginshisstudywithPlatoswrittenandunwrittentheoriesofeidandAristotlescriticismofboth.HethentracesHusserlsearlyinvestigationsintotheformationofmathematicalandlogicalconceptschartingthecriticalnecessitythatleadsfromdescriptivepsychologytotranscendentallypurephenomenology.AninvestigationofthemovementofHusserlsphenomenologyoftranscendentalconsciousnesstothatofmonadologicalintersubjectivityfollows.HopkinsthenpresentsthenalstageofthedevelopmentofHusserlsthoughtwhichsituatesmonadologicalintersubjectivitywithinthecontextofthehistoricalaprioriconstitutiveofallmeaning.AnexpositionoftheunwarrantedhistoricalpresuppositionsthatguideHeideggersfundamentalontologicalandDerridasdeconstructivecriticismsofHusserlstranscendentalphenomenologyconcludesthebook.ByfollowingHusserlspersonaltrajectoryHopkinsisabletoshowtheunityofHusserlsphilosophicalenterprisechallengingtheprevailingviewthatHusserlslateturntohistoryisinconsistentwithhisearlierattemptstoestablishphenomenologyasapurescience.isprofessorofphilosophyatSeattleUniversity.IdealismAPhilosophicalIntroductionThePhilosophyofHusserlMarch2011January20112011jeremydunhamiainhamiltongrantandseanwatsonburtc.hopkinsMQUPSPRINGAcomprehensiveportraitofthemajorargumentsandphilosophersintheIdealisttradition.Challengingprevailingviewsontheoriginsofphenomenology.978-0-7735-3837-529.95ACDN29.95AUSpaper978-0-7735-3836-895.00SCDN95.00SUScloth69288ppNorthAmericanrightsContinentalEuropeanPhilosophy978-0-7735-3823-827.95TCDN22.95TUSpaper978-0-7735-3822-195.00SCDN95.00SUScloth6.1259.125304ppNorthAmericanrightsThePhilosophyofHusserlJeremyDunhamIainHamiltonGrantSeanWatsonBurtC.Hopkins