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Introduction to Phenomenology is a comprehensive guide to phenomenology and the major philosophers who shaped the movement: Brentano, Tardowski, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, Derrida, Adorno and Arendt. This is an indispensable introduction for all those unfamiliar with this much talked about, but little understood school of thought.

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Moran's writing is consistently clear, and his work provides information useful to readers of various philosophical backgrounds interested in familiarizing themselves with phenomenology... Introduction to Phenomenology remains an extensive and worthy reference work. <br>- Review of Metaphysics <br> This is an excellent book which can be warmly recommended not just to someone with a particular interest in phenomenology and its history but to anyone with a genuine interest in philosophy. It is impressively erudite but never dull. <br>- Philosophical Quarterly <br>... a lively narrative that avoids the tedium of excessive argumentation and theoretical exposition. <br>- Choice, September 2000 <br> For years philosophers have been looking for a clear, engaging, accurate introduction to phenomenology to recommend to students and read themselves. This is the book. <br>-Charles Guignon, University of Vermont <br>... the most accessible, the most scholarly, and philosophically the most interesting account of the phenomenological movement yet written. <br>-David Bell, University of Sheffield <br>

'An outstanding success. It provides an authoritative guide to the philosophical contributions not only of central figures such as Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, but also to those of thinkers whose place in the movement is more marginal, such as Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hannah Arendt, Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida ... Moran's tone throughout is objective and balanced, and he deftly handles touchy issues such as Heidegger's Nazism.' - David Bell, Times Literary Supplement `Dermot Moran's new book does much to restore the sense of excitement and promise which followed the emergence of phenomenology ... The book is richly illuminating in showing that phenomenology is deeply implicated in the changing circumstances of history ... an excellent introduction to phenomenology, which in its constant struggle with basic philosophical questions is shown to be in a vibrant and healthy state. - Tony O'Connor, The Irish Times 'This is an excellent book which can be warmly recommended not just to someone with a particular interest in phenomenology and its history but to anyone with a genuine interest in philosophy. It is impressively erudite but never dull.' - Philosophical Quarterly Excellent. - Journal of Consciousness Studies 'Moran's writing is consistently clear, and his work provides information useful to readers of various philosophical backgrounds interested in familiarizing themselves with phenomenology. Introduction to Phenomenology remains an extensive and worthy reference work.' - The Review of Metaphysics

Moran's writing is consistently clear, and his work provides information useful to readers of various philosophical backgrounds interested in familiarizing themselves with phenomenology... Introduction to Phenomenology remains an extensive and worthy reference work. - Review of Metaphysics This is an excellent book which can be warmly recommended not just to someone with a particular interest in phenomenology and its history but to anyone with a genuine interest in philosophy. It is impressively erudite but never dull. - Philosophical Quarterly ... a lively narrative that avoids the tedium of excessive argumentation and theoretical exposition. - Choice, September 2000 For years philosophers have been looking for a clear, engaging, accurate introduction to phenomenology to recommend to students and read themselves. This is the book. -Charles Guignon, University of Vermont ... the most accessible, the most scholarly, and philosophically the most interesting account of the phenomenological movement yet written. -David Bell, University of Sheffield

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Dermot Moran teaches Philosophy at the University College Dublin.

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