Metaphysical Conversations and Phenomenological Essays

This is the first translation into English of early phenomenologist Hedwig Conrad-Martius' Metaphysical Conversations, originally published in 1921. Conrad-Martius was one of Husserl's first students, an important part of the Göttingen Phenomenology Circle and mentor to Edith Stein, Jean Héring, and other early phenomenologists. The present volume provides the full German and English texts of the conversations, a phenomenological discussion of the nature of the human, examining the nature of body, soul, and spirit, and drawing distinctions between plants, animals, humans, and various other beings. The volume also includes two important essays on phenomenology, in which Conrad-Martius distinguishes between the phenomenological approaches of Husserl, Heidegger, and the more ontological approach of the Göttingen school of phenomenology. She is critical of Husserl's "transcendental" and Heidegger's "existential" approach. The conversations illustrate her use of the phenomenological method for fundamental investigations into the nature (or Wesen) of things.

Author: Hedwig Conrad-Martius
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 11/06/2023
Pages: 163
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9783110764390
ISBN10: 3110764393
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements | Phenomenology
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Modern
- Philosophy | Individual Philosophers

About the Author

Christina M. Gschwandtner, Fordham University, New York City, USA.