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The Phenomenology Reader constitutes the most comprehensive collection of primary texts from this philosophical tradition that has been published to date. In presenting many of the major ideas expounded by the great phenomenologists themselves, it provides the English speaker with a first hand account of the birth, consolidation and evolution of this central movement in recent European Philosophy. The carefully selected readings chart the most famous thinkers of this movement, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre and Derrida, as well as lesser known figures such as Stein and Scheler. The Phenomenology Reader includes readings from: Brentano, Heidegger, Sartre, Derrida, Husserl, Gadamer, de Beauvoir, Ricoeur, Reinach, Arendt, Merleau-Ponty, Stein, Levinas, Scheler The editors have provided clear and accessible introductions to all the thinkers and selections, together with up-to-date bibliographies of primary and secondary literature in English. Dermot Moran's comprehensive introduction to the whole volume provides an excellent step into this major philosophical movement. This book should prove a valuable starting point for all those who wish to learn about and engage with phenomenology and twentieth-century philosophy.

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'Clearly the product of serious thinking and a significant contribution ... the anthology is exemplary in its comprehensiveness, accessibility and its combination of informative discussion with critical evaluation.' - Critical and Cultural Theory 'In addition to such central figures as Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer, this book also contains clear introductions to, and useful excerpts from Reinach, Scheler, Stein, de Beauvoir, Arendt, Derrida, and Ricoeur. The result is a rich, informative, reliable, and highly readable guide to phenomenology from its inception to the present day.' - David Bell, Sheffield University 'A judiciously selected and carefully edited series of readings in phenomenology. It will make an ideal sourcebook for students and an excellent textbook for teachers.' - Simon Critchley, University of Essex 'Clearly the product of serious thinking and a significant contribution ... the anthology is exemplary in its comprehensiveness, accessibility and its combination of informative discussion with critical evaluation.' - Critical and Cultural Theory

This well designed reader, crafted by Dermot Moran and Timothy Mooney, is as close as one can get to capturing the whole of phenomenology in a single volume. The introduction gives lucid guidance to the beginner while its tracking of the historical background to phenomenology has rich material for scholars as well.This collection would make an excellent textbook for courses and seminars. <br>-Donn Welton, Stony Brook University <br> A judiciously selected and carefully edited series of readings in phenomenology. It will make an ideal sourcebook for students and an excellent textbook for teachers. <br>-Simon Critchley, University of Essex <br>

<p>'In addition to such central figures as Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer, this book also contains clear introductions to, and useful excerpts from Reinach, Scheler, Stein, de Beauvoir, Arendt, Derrida, and Ricoeur. The result is a rich, informative, reliable, and highly readable guide to phenomenology from its inception to the present day.' - David Bell, Sheffield University<br><br>'A judiciously selected and carefully edited series of readings in phenomenology. It will make an ideal sourcebook for students and an excellent textbook for teachers.' - Simon Critchley, University of Essex <p>'Clearly the product of serious thinking and a significant contribution ... the anthology is exemplary in its comprehensiveness, accessibility and its combination of informative discussion with critical evaluation.' - Critical and Cultural Theory<br>

Author Information

Dermot Moran is Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin and Editor of the International Journal of Philosophical Studies. He is author of Introduction to Phenomenology (Routledge 2000) and editor of Edmund Husserl, Logical Investigations, trans J.N. Findlay (Routledge 2001) and E. Husserl, The Shprter Logical Investigations (Routledge, 2001). Timothy Mooney is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin.

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