Husserl Handbuch. Leben Werk Wirkung . Sebastian Luft and Maren Wehrle (eds.)
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Husserl Handbuch. Leben Werk Wirkung. Sebastian Luft and Maren Wehrle (eds.) Stuttgart: J.B. Metzger, 2017. ISBN 978–3-476–02,601-9, 374 pp. US-$ 99.99 Ignacio Quepons1
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The main contribution of the book consists in a full presentation of the work and reception of Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology. The volume is divided into five sections, including the introduction (section I) as well as a supplement (section V) with the appendix. The second section presents a biographical appraisal of Husserl’s life, along with an excellent overview of the available sources of information regarding the academic context of his intellectual development, the influences playing a role in his work, and the situation of his unpublished legacy after his death. The third section is divided into two parts: the first includes a critical overview of all of his published works, and the second treats a selection of the main topics found in his presently available collected works. The latter—part B of section III—opens with a complete map orienting the reader to the situation of Husserl’s legacy, written by the editors, followed by Ullrich Melle’s survey of his philosophical project as a whole (including his unpublished manuscripts) before addressing further specific themes. The fourth section, also divided into two parts, is an overview of his influence on twentieth-century philosophy, with the first part presenting a selection of twelve main figures of Continental philosophy. Although it is not possible to discuss every chapter of this volume here, I shall attempt to give a sense of the scope of the work. The second section begins with Thomas Vongehr’s biographical overview of Husserl’s life. The chapter includes precise historical information, always indicating the available sources (most of them already published in collections of Husserl’s works) and is followed by a chapter by Egbert Klautke, where the academic context in which Husserl developed his career is discussed in detail, mentioning the universities he attended and where he taught—all presented in the context of the historical events that took place during his lifetime. The third chapter, written by Carlo Ierna, * Ignacio Quepons [email protected] 1
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explains in equal detail the major influences on Husserl’s intellectual development. In the next chapter, Vongehr addresses Husserl’s correspondence, emphasizing the importance of this source, not only acknowledging the biographical and historical information the letters provide, but also pointing out their philosophical significance. The section closes with a chapter on the legacy of Husserl’s research manuscripts, explaining the importance of his unpublished investigations and documenting the history of the Husserl Archives. At the beginning of the third section we have a group of chapters where Husserl’s published works are analyzed in detail. This section includes a schematic appraisal of each of the
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