Re: Husserl: transcendental subjectivity

Malcolm Riddoch wrote:

>My own interest in Husserl stems from his pre-Ideen writing on
>internal time consciousness which forms the basis for the
>transcendental ego, and its very similar in structure to Heidegger's
>ecstatic temporality. The personalistic stuff is also interesting as
>Heidegger worked on the difference between the naturalistic and
>personalistic attitudes at Marburg, and had a copy of Ideas 2 while
>he was at it. The transcendental ego doesn't belong in the sphere of
>the personalistic or practical attitude, which is rather interesting
>from a Heideggerean POV.

The "interest" from a Heideggerian POV is only in terms of opposition, I 
believe, not compatibility. Although Husserl distinguishes between the 
natural and "personalistic" attitudes, he *never* makes the distinctively 
Heideggerian claim that the natural attitude is deprived in comparison to 
the practical attitude. That, I believe, is the crucial step which allows 
Heidegger to escape the solipsism (albeit "transcendental" solipsism) from 
which sympathizers of Husserl have been trying to dig themselves out for 
decades, "appresentation" and "empathy" notwithstanding. In Husserlian 
philosophy, the ontological structure of things is seen most fundamentally 
in the mode of thoughtful reflection, whereas for Heidegger, this is simply 
not the case.

Anthony Crifasi

______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com


     --- from list heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---