Hector-Neri Castañeda is recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the late-twentieth century. Here readers will find a lively introduction to Castañeda's thought as well as an opportunity to explore his rich and distinct voice. This unique volume will...
L’idéologie moderne se caractérise par la subordination de la réalité sociale à l’individu, considéré comme un être absolument indépendant et autonome. Cette idéologie distingue les sociétés occidentales des autres, qui, au contraire, subordonnent l’individu à la...
by Andrea Altobrando
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In this article I try to illustrate the reasons why Husserl included such a metaphysically challenging concept as the monad in his phenomenology. I will first offer a brief historical reconstruction of that path that led Husserl to such an introduction, and then focus on some key features of the Husserlian monad (immortality and unbornness, epistemic substantiality, plurality of monads, and uniqueness of the objective world). I will finally turn to a reflection concerning the phenomenological tenability of Husserlian monadology and weigh its merits and shortcomings.
by Andrea Altobrando
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Encyclopedic entry that outlines the conceptual journey that led Edmund Husserl to introduce the concept of monad in his phenomenology. The article highlights how this introduction aimed to achieve a systematic view of what is revealed when rigorously adopting the phenomenological perspective. However, the entry also sheds light on the limitations, aporias, and derailments associated with this concept. This exploration provides a critical examination of the monad’s role and implications in phenomenological thought, offering insights into both its potential and its problematic aspects when one tries to consider the ontological implications of the results obtained through a phenomenological stance.
by Gholami, T. & Altobrando, A.
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This article explores Mulla Sadra Shirazi’s theory of mind through a phenomenological lens, focusing on the human mind’s relationship with the body. While Mulla Sadra’s ideas align with Husserl’s monadological-phenomenological reflections, we argue that strict phenomenological methodology cannot accommodate the metaphysical implications of his framework, particularly the mind’s connection to a divine reality. By comparing Mulla Sadra’s thought with Husserlian monadology, we illuminate key aspects of Husserl’s approach and reveal the limitations of phenomenology in addressing purely metaphysical questions.
by Fabio Mazzocchio
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Thinking about recognition, within the dynamism of relationships, opens the space to identify the transcendental condition of ethics: considering the other as a subject characterized by his own dignity. In this sense, the book places in the dynamics of recognition the primary sign of the constitution of subjectivity, of the relationship and of common life. In relationships, in fact, we become aware of ourselves. Through this point of view, the text highlights the existential importance of recognition, as a orienting force for ethics and for human intersubjectivity.
by Marco Deodati
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The main idea of the paper is that the analysis of what can be broadly defined as “self-awareness” is strictly connected to practical and existential issues, insofar as the latter enable the concrete individuation of the self. This is an interpretative juncture where psychology, phenomenology and clarification of existence fruitfully intersect, reflecting the attention to complexity that characterises Jaspers’ best investigations. The theoretical gain of this reading can be assessed from two interrelated perspectives: on the one hand, it presents an experience of the self which, since it cannot be reduced to a simple logical, self-perceptive or self-representative function, is originally inseparable from the volitional dimension that identifies the existing subject; on the other hand, conversely, it allows us to consider freedom precisely starting from the intrinsic limits of the theoretical-objectifying modes of self-consciousness, following Jaspers’ criticism to the classical disputes of Western thought. From this point of view, being oneself appears as a form of practical self-consciousness identified in the will to unfold one’s own possibilities.
J. Smith, J. Doe; (2020); Oxford University Press
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This book explores the historical roots of individualism in Western culture, tracing its development from ancient Greece to modern times. It examines how individualism has shaped social, political, and economic systems, offering a comprehensive analysis of its impact on human identity.
by Filippo Nobili
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The paper examines the “I” and its relationship to the stream of consciousness in Husserl’s genetic phenomenology. Examining the manuscripts from the late 1910s to the early 1930s, the source of the alleged inconsistencies concerning Husserlian egology is found in the failure to distinguish the twofold movement – deconstructive and reconstructive – of genetic analysis. Starting from this methodological distinction, the fundamental continuity of Husserl’s reflection on the ego and the progressive integration and concretization of Ichfrage and Zeitfrage is revealed. The status of the notion of Ur-Ich and the genesis of the ego as such can thus be clarified in perspectival terms. The phenomenon of centralization (Zentralisierung) of intentional life establishes, within the stream of consciousness, a point of view (focus) that coincides with the actualization in the foreground (Vordergrund) of the thematic lived experience on the basis of a merely operative and potential background (Hintergrund).