Phenomenology and existentialism in the twentieth century. / Book 1, New waves of philosophical inspirations

443 Pages·2009·4.126 MB·English

by  Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa

PHENOMENOLOGYANDEXISTENTIALISM
INTHETWENTIETHCENTURY
ANALECTA HUSSERLIANA
THE YEARBOOK OF PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH
VOLUME CIII
FounderandEditor-in-Chief:
ANNA-TERESA TYMIENIECKA
TheWorldInstituteforAdvancedPhenomenologicalResearchandLearning
Hanover,NewHampshire
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PHENOMENOLOGY AND
EXISTENTIALISM
IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Book One
New Waves of Philosophical Inspirations
Editedby
ANNA-TERESA TYMIENIECKA
TheWorldPhenomenologicalInstitute,Hanover,NH,U.S.A.
Publishedundertheauspicesof
TheWorldInstituteforAdvancedPhenomenologicalResearchandLearning
A-T.Tymieniecka,President
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Editor
Prof.A-T.Tymieniecka
TheWorldInstituteforAdvancedPhenomenologicalResearchandLearning
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ISBN978-90-481-2724-5 e-ISBN978-90-481-2725-2
DOI10.1007/978-90-481-2725-2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
ANNA-TERESATYMIENIECKA/Theme 1
SECTION I
CLAIREORTIZHILL/HusserlandPhenomenology,Experienceand
Essence 9
ANGÈLEKREMER-MARIETTI/JeanWahlthePrecursor:
KierkegaardandExistentialism 23
MARIAVILLELA-PETIT/TheTranscendentalandtheSingular:
HusserlandtheExistentialThinkersBetweentheTwoWorld
Wars 31
JOZEFSIVÁK/Del’«In-Existence»intentionnelleàl’
«Ek-in-sistence»existentielle 45
WITOLDPLOTKA/TheValueoftheQuestioninHusserl’s
Perspective 75
SECTION II
JEFFREYM.WALKEY/TheEssentialStructureandIntentional
ObjectofAction:TowardUnderstandingtheBlondelian
ExistentialPhenomenology 95
JAROSLAVAVYDROVÁ/Subjectivity,OpennessandPlurality:on
theBackgroundofEdmundHusserl’sPhenomenological
Reduction 111
PIOTRMRÓZ/WhatDoesitMeantobeanExistentialistToday? 127
MICHAELBERMAN/DufrenneandMerleau-Ponty:AComparative
MeditationonPhenomenology 145
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SUSIFERRARELLO/TheEthicalProjectandIntentionalityin
EdmundHusserl 161
LARSPETTERSTORMTORJUSSEN/IsNietzschea
Phenomenologist?—TowardsaNietzscheanPhenomenologyof
theBody 179
JOANNAHAN´DEREK/TheProblemofAuthenticityand
EverydaynessinExistentialPhilosophy 191
SECTION III
GRZEGORZGRUCA/LevShestov’sPhilosophyofCrisis 203
KATARZYNASTARK/TheIdeaofGod-ManinNicolasBerdyaev’s
Existentialism 217
TZE-WANKWAN/Unamunoas“Pathological”Phenomenologist:
TragicSenseandBeyond 231
CLARAMANDOLINI/BlondelandthePhilosophyofLife 253
SECTION IV
ALEKSANDRAPAWLISZYN/FromtheArcheologyof
Happening... totheMatterofDeath 277
J.C.COUCEIRO-BUENO/ThePhenomenologyofPain:An
ExperienceofLife 295
MARIAZOWISŁO/TheExistentialOvercomingofPhenomenology
inHansBlumenberg’sPhilosophyofLifeandMyth 309
SECTION V
MOBEENSHAHID/TemporalityandPassivityinEdmundHusserl’s
Analyses 325
SEMIHAAKINCI/OnExistence,ActualityandPossibility 347
AURELIORIZZACASA/TheConsciousnessofTimeinLife
ThroughPhenomenologyandExistentialism 359
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SECTION VI
WILLIAMFRANKE/Existentialism:AnAtheisticoraChristian
Philosophy? 371
JOHANNESSERVAN/TheHorizonofHumanityandthe
TranscendentalAnalysisoftheLifeworld 395
STEFANOZECCHI/CrisisandCulture 409
SECTION VII
MARASTAFECKA/UnderstandingasBeing:Heideggerand
Mamardashvili 423
WIESŁAWKURPIEWSKI/Mind–itsWayofExistence,Structure
andFunctionsinTibetanBuddhism–Comparisonwith
Phenomenology 433
NAMEINDEX 451
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This collection of studies expands on the theme of the World Phe-
nomenology Institute’s Fourth World Congress of Phenomenology—
“PHENOMENOLOGY AND EXISTENTIALISM IN THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY.”Onthatauspiciousoccasionweattemptedaphilosophicalappre-
ciation of the origins, growth, dissemination of phenomenology and existen-
tialism and of the metamorphosis they brought about in our culture in the
twentieth century. The Congress was held at the Jagiellonian University of
Krakow,PolandonAugust17–20,2008.
The studies presented there are here appropriately divided in three,
according to phases in this history. The present volume bears the title Phe-
nomenology and Existentialism in the Twentieth Century, Book One: New
WavesofPhilosophicalInspirations.
ThisCongresswashostedbytheDepartmentofPhilosophyoftheJagiel-
lonian University, and we owe our gratitude to the Dean, Professor dr. hab.
MariaFlis,forthemostfriendlyhospitalitywithwhichwewerereceived.Our
special appreciation goes to our local co-organizers chaired by Professor dr
hab.PiotrMróz,whowasablyassistedbyDr.JoannaHan´derek,Mgr.Maciej
Kałuz˙a and their coworkers, who with sustained effort gave great care to all
thedetailsofthelocalorganizationofsocomplexagatheringofparticipants
fromallpartsoftheworldandnumerousfieldsofresearch.Theytrulyfeltat
homeinKrakowandPoland.Thebeautifulhistoriclocationoftheevent,the
pleasantreceptions,andthesightseeing,gaveaspecialcharmandauratothis
conference.
IowespecialpersonalthankstoProfessorThomasRyba,Vice-President
of the World Phenomenology Institute, who in my absence assumed the
directingroleattheCongress,andtoProfessorPiotrMróz,whowiththeassis-
tance of Professor Konrad Rokstad carried out the Conference with masterly
coordination.
Last, but foremost, our thanks go to the Jagiellonian University, to its
rector,Professordr.hab.KarolMusial,forhavingreceiveduswithopendoors.
Iamparticularlysensitivetothis,beinganalumnaofthisuniversityandfeeling
evertobelongtoit.
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Our faithfulassociate Robert WiseJr.and our editorial assistantJeffrey
Hurlburt deserve our appreciation for the editorial preparation of this vol-
ume. And we areindebted toour publisher, Ms.Maja de Keijzer of Springer
Science+Business Media B.V., for her sympathetic encouragement of our
work.
Anna-TeresaTymieniecka