Ideas

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Ideas by Edmund Husserl is widely regarded as one of the foundational texts of phenomenology, a major philosophical movement of the twentieth century. This Routledge Classics edition features the original translation by W.R. Boyce Gibson, along with Husserl’s 1931 introduction to the English edition. Initially, Husserl conceived phenomenology in relation to logic and epistemology. However, Ideas (1913) marked a pivotal expansion of his thinking, presenting phenomenology as the study of the essence of consciousness itself. This groundbreaking work ignited a significant philosophical debate about consciousness and experience, shaping the trajectory of modern philosophy. Husserl’s ideas have influenced key figures such as Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre, making Ideas essential for understanding twentieth-century thought.