Husserl's Logical Investigations: The Phenomenological Revolution

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  • Alex Yiannopoulos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/eurj.v3i2.9003

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Fall 2007, humanities, philosophy

Abstract

The view that language is a vehicle for the communication of (immaterial) "concepts," in opposition with the (physical) "words" that carry them, is the foundation of Western philosophy of language, and perhaps the foundation of Western philosophy in general. As Edmund Husserl and Jacques Derrida confront this relationship between ideality and reality in language, the old order promulgating this binary comes into question. The following essay explores this challenge to the traditional account of language as well as its wider implications for ontology and subjectivity.

Author Biography

Alex Yiannopoulos

Alex Yiannopoulos, a native of New Orleans, graduated in May 2007 with a B.A. in Philosophy and Linguistics. He is currently researching Tibetan Buddhism on a Fulbright grant to Nepal, where he plans to complete a Master's degree in Buddhist Philosophy and Himalayan Languages.

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Published

2007-11-10

How to Cite

Yiannopoulos, A. (2007). Husserl’s Logical Investigations: The Phenomenological Revolution. Elements, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.6017/eurj.v3i2.9003

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