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Edmund Husserl introduces the term «noema» in Ideas I in order to explicate his theory of intentionality. Given the ambiguities in Husserl’s own usage of the noema, it is no surprise that the term is the subject of conflicting interpretations by scholars. This book undertakes a critical assessment of two such interpretations: the gestalt psychological interpretation of Aron Gurwitsch and the linguistic philosophical interpretation of the Frege scholars, David Woodruff Smith and Ronald McIntyre. The author argues that the ambiguities in Ideas I can only be resolved by appeal to Husserl’s other works, especially his newly published texts and research manuscripts.

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Peter M. Chukwu offers a fresh look at an old controversy about the status of the noema in Husserl's philosophy. Because Husserl's texts are rather unclear about what the noema ultimately is, commentators had to engage in a rather selective interpretation of the texts in order to come up with a coherent theory. Chukwu takes issue with such a selective approach and aims at a unified view on the noema. ... This book not only illuminates the debate about the noema, but also contextualizes the different interpretations that have been offered. It is a necessary tool for those interested in phenomenological epistemology and theory of meaning. -- Pol Vandevelde

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The Author: Peter M. Chukwu, a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Abakaliki in Nigeria, is Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; his M.A. in philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio; his B.A. in theology from Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu (Nigeria); and his B.A. in philosophy from Saint Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot-Ekpene (Nigeria). His research interests include phenomenology, existentialism, philosophical anthropology, and African philosophy.

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