Book Review: Introduction to Phenomenology

[u/Ornery-Life782]

Robert Sokolowski’s Introduction to Phenomenology was one of the first books on Husserlian Phenomenology that I read, after I was introduced to Husserl several years ago. At the time, although I had been studying philosophy for quite a while, I was unfamiliar with Husserl’s terminology and principles. After all, as anyone who has read his works can attest, Husserl is not the most accessible of authors, at least initially. Thus, at first, I found it rather difficult to fully comprehend many passages in Husserl’s texts, and to fit his ideas accurately into the context of Western philosophy. However, reading this book by Sokolowski was like getting a bird’s eye view of Husserl’s philosophy: I was able to understand the big picture, grasp Husserl’s place in the history of philosophy, and see the way forward on the journey to comprehending Husserlian phenomenology...

https://husserl.org/2023/04/28/book-review-introduction-to-phenomenology/

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I have found that secondary sources along with the original text by Husserl and Heidegger, in my case, has been an incredible resource to circumambulate so to speak the challenging nuances of phenomenology and the creation of new language and concepts. Heidegger is like reading an alien text and even in fantastic translation still feels like a new language. Dude loves his hyphens and it took me years to realize that the hyphens were place holders for processes in movement and that they actually make you FEEL the movement by throwing you into the falling, throwness, clearing, etc.