Phenomenology | Homo Individualis

Understanding Homo Individualis

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The research project “Understanding Homo Individualis” takes homo individualis to stand for a conceptual structure accounting for the intrinsic individuality of human beings, this individuality being essentially irreducible to physical, biological, mental, or sociological determinations. The purpose of the conference is to stimulate discussion among scholars of a variety of philosophical orientations regarding the consciousness of one’s own individuality, thereby contributing to the current theoretical and practical debates.

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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.

A Phenomenological Assessment of Mulla Sadra’s View of the Individual Mind

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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.