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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (23 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415183731
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415183734
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 3.8 cm
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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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excuse the pun - Phenomenal! But could be better., 12 Nov 2004
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A patient study in the development of and diversity in phenomenology, preparing the grounds first with Brentano, lingering with Husserl, charting the turns of existential phenomenology, moral phenomenology and embodied phenomenology and even veering into Derrida's deconstruction: very useful to get a sense of how phenomenology and structuralism meet each other in the margins and to some degree wash each other away in a new scene.

On the minus side, I have to say that, except with Husserl, Moran rarely slows down to an experiential pace or goes into enough technical philosophical depth, prefering rather to politicise the study. For example, his very sparse account of Heidegger's phenomenology is situated in the context of Heidegger's involvement with National Socialism, rather than the other way around. As such, some phenomenologists seem to have had the brush-off here, whereas more fashionably "a-political" philosophers come out comparitively smelling of roses.

There is also too much biographical detail. The 500 (approx) pages might have been better dedicated to a more in-depth look at phenomenology as applied by these authors rather than trying to tie them into some kind of bifurcating pseudo-political movement, which we sense is the subtext. At times it feels like Moran is not just critical of phenomenology but openly hostile, not because there is anything essentially wrong with the philosophy per se, but becuase his tone seems to depreciate the philosophers themselves as historical people.

However, not all are treated this way, and the ones that Moran likes he spends quite a bit of time with, developing a sense of what they were after in becoming phenomenological philosophers.

It is really quite good to have all this in one volume. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone with no philosophical training or reading as it assumes some background, e.g. it would be desirable to know what positivism, neo-kantianism, dialectic, empiricism etc. refer to, before dipping in here. This is not an "introduction" in the sense of a "dummies guide" rather a path from a fairly loose understanding of western philosophy towards that special (and neglected) backwater that is phenomenology, through its heady germanic and gaulish permetuations, on to the beginning of an understanding of the "continental" style of thinking. Other than this assumption on us, Moran writes plainly and concisely with few other demands. Which is a shame in one sense because I feel that Moran could have been less politically critical and more philsophically engaging, bringing occasional post-structuralist/modernist points of view into contest with phenomenology to illuminate it further.

Even though Moran refuses to champion the subject, and dwells quite morbidly on the philosopher's lives and times, this is well worth the money if you're serious about getting to grips with phenomenology.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Introduction To Phenomenology, 27 Oct 2001
A well written and concise work, which perfectly sets out its aims, and achieves them well. The author has obviously spent a long time compiling this work, and his dedication to his craft is reflected in the pages of this tome. A clear, easy to understand, non-patronising introduction to a very uncommon area of social science, 'Introduction To Phenomenology' sets the standard for literary works of this kind, and enables the reader to not only learn, but share the author's keen and detailed understanding of this topic. An essential read for both general interest and study. Students will find this book an exceptional find, and a worthwhile companion to any philosophy course.
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