Translation of Edmund Husserl's "Erste Philosophie" (First Philosophy)

FAIN: RZ-51024-09

Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI 53233-2225)
Sebastian Luft (Project Director: November 2008 to June 2012)

The translation and preparation for publication of Edmund Husserl's 1923-24 lecture course entitled First Philosophy, with supplementary texts drawn from Husserl's research manuscripts.

This application seeks funding for the translation of a new volume for the English edition of the writings of the German philosopher Edmund Husserl. The text to be translated for the first time is Husserl's seminal lecture course Erste Philosophie (First Philosophy), one of the most important works of Husserl's oeuvre. Due to the nature and variety of the topics discussed in this text, a translation can be expected to have a wide impact both in philosophy and in other humanities fields. This translation represents one of the greatest desiderata of scholarly work in phenomenology and twentieth-century European Philosophy at large.

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First Philosophy: Lectures 1923/24 and Related Texts from the Manuscripts (1920-1925) (Book)
Title: First Philosophy: Lectures 1923/24 and Related Texts from the Manuscripts (1920-1925)
Author: Edmund Husserl
Editor: Thane M. Naberhaus
Editor: Sebastian Luft
Abstract: This volume presents, for the first time in English, Husserl’s seminal 1923/24 lecture course First Philosophy (Erste Philosophie) together with a selection of material from the famous research manuscripts of the same time period. The lecture course is divided into two systematic, yet interrelated parts (“Critical History of Ideas” and “Theory of the Phenomenological Reduction”). It has long been recognized by scholars as among the most important of the many lecture courses he taught in his career. Indeed it was deemed as crucially important by Husserl himself, who composed it with a view toward eventual publication. It is unsurprising, then, that First Philosophy is the only lecture course that is consistently counted among his major works. In addition to furnishing valuable insights into Husserl’s understanding of the history of philosophy, First Philosophy is his most sustained treatment of the phenomenological reduction, the central concept of his philosophical methodology. The selection of supplemental texts expands on the topics treated in the lectures, but also add other themes from Husserl’s oeuvre. The manuscript material is especially worthwhile, because in it, Husserl offers candid self-criticisms of his publicly enunciated words, and also makes forays into areas of his philosophy that he was loath to publicize, lest his words be misunderstood. As Husserl’s position as a key contributor to contemporary thought has, with the passage of time, become increasingly clear, the demand for access to his writings in English has steadily grown. This translation strives to meet this demand by providing English-speaking readers access to this central Husserlian text. It will be of interest to scholars of Husserl’s work, non-specialists, and students of phenomenology.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/title/first-philosophy-lectures-192324/oclc/1049909306&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: WorldCat Listing
Secondary URL: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789402415957
Secondary URL Description: Publisher's listing
Access Model: Book
Publisher: Springer
Type: Translation
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9789402415957
Translator: Thane M. Naberhaus
Translator: Sebastian Luft
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

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