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.
