Husserl’s Later Thought

PHIL 7153 (CRN # 27184) Fall 2015

Mondays, 2–4 pm Philosophy Conference Room

CONTACT INFORMATION

John J. Drummond103 Collins Hall

☎ 718.817.3332 ✉ drummond@fordham. edu

http://faculty.fordham.edu/drummond

Walk-in Office Hours:Wednesdays, 11 am–noon

Thursdays, 2–4 pm

Appointment-only Office Hours:Mondays, 10 am–noon

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is a careful reading of translations of two of Husserl’s late works: Cartesianische Meditationen and Die Krisis der europäischen Wissenschaften und die transzendentale Phänomenologie. Supplementary readings in both primary (published and unpublished) and secondary sources will be used to illuminate the significance of these two works. Students will achieve an understanding of both central features of Husserl’s late philosophy and important developments from his earlier thought.

Leider ist es das Schicksal des Philosophie, in den größten Trivialitäten die größten Probleme finden zu müssen.

— Einleitung in di Logik undErkenntnistheorie.

Vorlesungen 1906/1907

Readings:

Husserl, Edmund. Cartesian Meditations: An Introduction to Phenomenology. Trans. Dorion Cairns. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1970.

———. The Crisis of the European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology: An Introduction to Phe-nomenological Philosophy. Trans. David Carr. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1970.

E-Res materials.

Requirements:

1. Attendance and Participation:

Each student is expected to attend all classes and to participate in class discussions by asking questions,raising interpretational or critical (in the good sense!) comments, and responding to the presentations by other students. Participation will count for 10% of a student’s final grade.

2. Presentation:

Each student taking the course for credit will be required to prepare one fifteen- to thirty-minute (i.e.,five- to ten-page) presentation identifying the main issues at work in the assigned reading for the day and interpreting Husserl’s views regarding that issue. Critical comments on the reading are welcomed, but not necessary. This presentation will count for 20% of a student’s final grade.

3. Research Paper:

Each student will be required to prepare a twenty to twenty-five page research paper on a topic of theirown choosing. All students should discuss their topic ideas with me. The research paper is due by May 10, and it will count for 70% of a student’s final grade.

Disability Policy:

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, all students, with or without disabilities, are entitled to equal access to the programs and activities of Fordham University. If you believe that you have a disabling condition that may interfere with your ability to participate in the activities, coursework, or assessment of the objectives of this course, you may be entitled to accommodations. Please schedule an appointment to speak with someone at the Office of Disability Services (O’Hare Hall, Lower Level, x0655). To receive accommodations (e.g., time extensions for test taking or for papers), you must declare yourself to the Office of Disability Services and bring a letter from that office to me.

Schedule:

Date: Primary Reading: Secondary Reading:

Tuesday, Sep 8 Crisis, §§1–7 and Appendix I Secondary readings not yet determinedMonday, Sep 14 Crisis, §§8–9 and Appendix VIMonday, Sep 21 Crisis, §§10–27Monday, Sep 28 CM, §§1–11

Monday, Oct 5 CM, §§12–22Monday, Oct 12 COLUMBUS DAY — UNIVERSITY CLOSEDMonday, Oct 19 CM, §§23–37

Monday, Oct 26

On the Phenomenology of the Consciousness of Internal Time (1893–1917), pp. 77–88, 279–97, 331–37, 379–94 (E-Res)

Monday, Nov 2

CM, §§38–41, and Analyses Concerning Passive and Active Synthesis: Lectures on Transcendnetal Logic, pp. 162–242 (E-Res)

Monday, Nov 9 CM, §§42–54Monday, Nov 16 CM, §§55–64Monday, Nov 23 Crisis, §§28–34Monday, Nov 30 Crisis, §§35–46

Monday, Dec 7 Crisis, §§47–55Monday, Dec 14 Crisis, §§56–64Monday, Dec 21 Crisis, §§65–72