The Ethics of Husserl's Phenomenology

This is a highly original study of the ethical concern that defines Husserl's phenomenology and motivates its development. "The Ethics of Husserl's Phenomenology" aims to relocate the question of ethics at the very heart of Husserl's phenomenology. This is based on the idea that Husserl's phenomenology is an epistemological inquiry ultimately motivated by an ethical demand that pervades his writing from the publication of "Logical Investigations" (1900-1901) up to "The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology" (1935). Joaquim Siles-Borras traces the ethical concepts apparent throughout Husserl's main body of work and argues that Husserl's phenomenology of consciousness, experience and meaning is ultimately motivated by an ethical demand, by means of which Husserl aims to re-define philosophy and re-found science, with the aim of making philosophy and science capable of dealing with the most pressing questions concerning the meaningfulness of human existence. "Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy" presents cutting-edge scholarship in the field of modern European thought. The wholly original arguments, perspectives and research findings in titles in this series make it an important and stimulating resource for students and academics from across the discipline.