Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Husserl and the Cartesian Meditations

<p>Husserl is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century and his contribution to the phenomenology movement is widely recognised. The <em>Cartesian Meditations</em> is his most famous, and most widely studied work. The book introduces and assesses: Husserl's life and background to the <em>Cartesian Meditations</em>, the ideas and text of the <em>Cartesian Meditations</em> and the continuing imporance of Husserl's work to Philosophy.</p> INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 FIRST MEDITATION; Chapter 2 SECOND MEDITATION; Chapter 3 (MOST OF THE) FOURTH MEDITATION; Chapter 4 THIRD MEDITATION AND PART OF THE FOURTH; Chapter 5 FIFTH MEDITATION; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; Bibliography; Index;