146 Philosophie Springer News 8/2007 springer.de/buchhandel L. Boi , P. Kerszberg , F. Patras (Eds.) A. Chrudzimski , Universität Stettin, Germany E. Dorfman, Université de Paris XII, France Rediscovering Gegenstandstheorie und Réapprendre à voir le monde Phenomenology Theorie der Intentionalität bei Merleau-Ponty face au miroir lacanien Phenomenological Essays on Mathematical Alexius Meinong Beings, Physical Reality, Perception and Consciousness Th is book develops a notion of philosophy as Alexius Meinong (1853–1920) nimmt in der perceptual learning, by re-interpreting “Merleau- Geschichte der Ontologie eine ausgezeichnete Stel- Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception”. Th e empir- Beyond their remarkable technical accomplish- lung ein. Er war der erste Philosoph, der in system- ical subject and her natural attitude are summoned ments, the new directions taken by the sciences atischer Weise eine quasi-ontologische Disziplin to retrieve the pre-objective layer which founds the in recent decades call for renewal of their entwickelte, die im Vergleich zu der Disziplin, die objective world, and the living body which founds epistemological basis. Th e purpose of this book man traditionell Metaphysik oder Ontologie nennt, the constituted, alienated body. But empirical life is to show that Husserl’s transcendental phenom- viel allgemeiner sein sollte. Die Metaphysik unter- seems to resist this call, so that phenomenology, enology, if properly re-examined, provides the sucht das Seiende als Seiendes, und die seienden unwilling to explicitly criticize the natural attitude, required framework for such an epistemology. Entitäten bilden – so die Th ese Meinongs – nur nonetheless disavows it by turning to limit cases Th is re-examination is both critical and construc- ein kleines Fragment dessen, was man unter dem of this attitude, cases of pathological disorder. tive. (i) Th e absolute subjectivization or the full Namen „Gegenstandstheorie“ untersuchen kann. Dorfman argues that understanding pathology naturalization of consciousness must be rejected. would allow us to understand the resistance of (ii) Th e necessarily transcendental character of Inhalt normal life to the phenomenological call. phenomenology is put to work in the search for Einführung. 1. Intentionalität und immanente a systematic connection between the modes of Objekte. Die Lehre Franz Brentanos. 2. Abstrak- Features theoretical objectivation and the apprehension of tion und Relationen. Der junge Meinong. 3. Inhalt 7 A new interpretation of the phenomenological the phenomenal world by intentional conscious- und Gegenstand. Meinongs Lehre um 1900. 4. Die method as a praxis 7 A unique combination of ness. A new look at some of the fundamental issues Lehre von den Objektiven (1902). 5. Gegenstands- phenomenology and psychoanalysis 7 A novel opened up by Husserl is thus suggested by recent theorie (1904–1920). 6. Meinongs Gegenstände look at the relationship between normality and advances in the theory of perception, attention, und die intentionale Beziehung. 7. Meinong’sche pathology 7 A clear and thorough introduction and the will; foundations of mathematics and „Konstitutionssysteme“. 8. Die Logik des Außer- to the theories of Merleau-Ponty and Lacan formal logic; space-time or quantum physics. seins. Schlusswort. Bibliographie. Namensver- zeichnis. Contents Features Liste des abréviations. Introduction.- Première 7 Encompasses a coherent manifold of impor- Fachgebiete partie. 1. La double ambiguïté de La Structure du tant subjects and central issues in the fi elds of the Ontologie; Philosohie des Geistes; Phäno- comportement. 2. Phénoménologie de la percep- neurosciences, the phenomenology, the philosophy menologie tion, perception de la phénoménologie. 3. Qui est of mathematics, of logic and of mind 7 Proposes le sujet pathologique?- Deuxième partie. a new phenomenological analysis of the ques- Zielgruppen 1. L’origine imaginaire 2. L’invention symbolique. tions of perception and cognition which are of Philosophen, interessiert in Ontologie, Gegen- 3. De l’autre à l’Autre. 4. Les chemins de la liberté. paramount importance for a better understanding standstheorie, Intentionalitätstheorie, Philosophie Annexe: La Chair du monde. 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Levinas in Jerusalem: Platonism at the Origins of Phenomenology, Ethics, Modernity Husserl’s Logical Politics, Aesthetics Studies on Platonism and Early Modern Investigations in the New Philosophy Century: Western and Chinese Perspectives A disciple of Husserl and Heidegger, a contempo- rary of Sartre and Merleau-Ponty, Levinas entirely Th is collection of essays off ers an overview of renewed the way of thinking ethics in our times. the range and breadth of Platonic philosophy in In contrast to the whole tradition of Western the early modern period, examining both the Th is volume is the fi rst of its kind in which philosophy, he considered ethics neither as an aspi- philosophers of Platonic tradition (e.g. Cusanus, phenomenologists from the West join hands ration to individual perfection, nor as the highest Ficino, and Cudworth), and the impact of with specialists from mainland China and Hong branch in the Cartesian tree of knowledge, but as Platonism on major philosophers of the period Kong to discuss the heritage of Husserl’s Logical “fi rst philosophy”. By putting into question the (especially Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Shaft esbury Investigations. Whereas all Western contributors priority of Being, by seeing responsibility for the and Berkeley). By demonstrating the vitality of to the volume are scholars who possess indubi- other person as the very structure of subjectivity, the Platonic tradition in the period this collec- table authority in phenomenology, their Chinese Levinas initiated a new understanding of time, tion challenges the received view that Platonism counterparts are much less well-known in the freedom or language. Th is book is a collection made little or no contribution in the emergence of Western academic arena. Yet the latters’ contribu- of papers given at the International Conference modern philosophy. tions are of the utmost interest. From them readers “Levinas in Jerusalem” held at the Hebrew Univer- will learn of the early reception of Husserl’s Logical sity in May 2002. 2006 marks the Centennial of Features Investigations in China. Th ey will also understand Levinas’ birth. At this occasion, this book gives an 7 Th e fi rst wide-ranging exporation of Platonism in what way Husserl’s doctrine of intentionality overview of the most fecund areas of research in and early modern philosophy 7 Challenges the of consciousness in the Logical Investigations Levinas scholarship. received picture of modern philosophy as a rejec- has paved the way to Scheler’s phenomenology tion of the medieval Platonic-Aristotelian synthesis of feeling, to a novel phenomenological explica- Features 7 Profi ces a nuanced re-reading of the sources of tion of religious experience, as well as to the little 7 In contrast with other studies which separate modern thought known young Foucault’s tentative formulation of a Levinas’ philosophical writings from his Jewish paradoxical phenomenology of the dream. ones, the book focuses on their many interactions From the contents 7 Numerous studies focus on the relationship Introduction. Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464): Features between Levinas’ ethics and his politics, a fi eld that Platonism at the Dawn of Modernity. Renaissance 7 Th e fi rst volume combining both Western and evokes a growing interest in academic circles as Platonism and Heresy. Going Naked into the Chinese perspectives on the heritage of Husserl’s well as in the larger audience 7 Presents papers Shrine: Herbet, Plotinus and Constructive Meta- Logical Investigations 7 Contains contributions writen by worldwide renowned Levinas scholars as phor. Kepler and Proclus. Robert Fludd. on hithertho unexplored topics of Husserl studies well as by young promising ones 7 Readers will learn of the early reception of Fields of interest Husserl’s Logical Investigations in China From the contents Philosophy Part One: Phenomenology. Leaving the Climate of Fields of interest Heidegger’s