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Series in Continental Thought
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This collection focuses on the introduction of phenomenology to the United States by the community of scholars who taught and studied at the New School for Social Research from 1954 through 1973. During those years, Dorion Cairns, Alfred Schutz, and Aron Gurwitsch—all former students of Edmund Husserl—came together in the department of philosophy to establish the first locus of phenomenology scholarship in the country. This founding trio was soon joined by three other prominent scholars in the field: Werner Marx, Thomas M. Seebohm, and J. N. Mohanty. The Husserlian phenomenology that they brought to the New School has subsequently spread through the Anglophone world as the tradition of Continental philosophy.
The first part of this volume includes original works by each of these six influential teachers of phenomenology, introduced either by one of their students or, in the case of Seebohm and Mohanty, by the thinkers themselves. The second part comprises contributions from twelve leading scholars of phenomenology who trained at the New School during this period. The result is a powerful document tracing the lineage and development of phenomenology in the North American context, written by members of the first two generations of scholars who shaped the field.
Contributors: Michael Barber, Lester Embree, Jorge García-Gómez, Fred Kersten, Thomas M. T. Luckmann, William McKenna, J. N. Mohanty, Giuseppina C. Moneta, Thomas Nenon, George Psathas, Osborne P. Wiggins, Matthew M. Seebohm, and Richard M. Zaner.
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The Golden Age of Phenomenology at the New School for Social Research, 1954–1973 © 2017 by Ohio University Press is licensed under Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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eng
ISBN
9780821445518
Publication Date
9-11-2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press
City
Athens
Keywords
phenomenology, New School for Social Research, Dorion Cairns, Alfred Schutz, Aron Gurwitsch, Edmund Husserl, Werner Marx, Thomas M. Seebohm, J. N. Mohanty, Continental philosophy, American philosophy, history of philosophy, philosophical traditions, Husserlian phenomenology, academic history, twentieth century philosophy, intellectual history, philosophy education, transatlantic philosophy, phenomenological movement, philosophy faculty, philosophical lineage, North American philosophy, phenomenological scholarship, Michael Barber, Lester Embree, Jorge García-Gómez, Fred Kersten, Thomas Luckmann, William McKenna, Giuseppina Moneta, Thomas Nenon, George Psathas, Osborne Wiggins, Matthew Seebohm, Richard Zaner
Disciplines
Cognition and Perception | Philosophy | Theory and Philosophy
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Recommended Citation
Embree, Lester and Barber, Michael D., "The Golden Age of Phenomenology at the New School for Social Research, 1954–1973" (2017). Ohio University Press Open Access Books. 86.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/86