Q&A: Phenomenological Thought
Phenomenological Thought
Question
My daughter needs, for her studies, to read about phenomenological thought / phenomenological characteristics in philosophy. Can the Rabbi point me to material on the subject? Preferably in Hebrew.
Thanks — Yossi Laor
Answer
Hello Yossi. From what I know, your daughters could probably teach me about these matters. I don’t really deal much with these topics (continental philosophy, Heaven forbid, although Husserl is among the better ones), so I’m not familiar. I assume an online search for “phenomenology” (in philosophy) or “Husserl” could help.
See, for example, the reading recommendations at the end of the Wikipedia entry (except for Resling, of course. I’d stay away from that like fire): https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%9C
Discussion on Answer
Nothing fundamental, except that most of their books are piles of meaningless verbiage, part of the “new criticism” and postmodern nonsense.
See the description on Wikipedia. If I remember correctly, there’s that joke site, “Daily Title for Resling Books,” that makes up typical titles like: Rain Clouds as an Expression of the Taste of Coffee in Medieval Venetian Culture: A Critical Perspective.
Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/dailyreslingbook/
It was mentioned in Column 180, which is part of a series dealing with this annoying phenomenon.
How can anyone object to books like Pegasus: Diplomatic Relations in the Age of Spyware
Except for Resling, of course. I’d stay away from that like fire?
Is there a problem with that publishing house?