The Husserl Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences and provides a firm grounding in the central themes of Husserls thought. Students will discover a wealth of useful information, analysis and criticism. A-Z entries include clear definitions of all the key terms used in Husserls writings and detailed synopses of his key works. The Dictionary also includes entries on Husserls major philosophical influences, including Brentano, Hume, Dilthey, Frege, and Kant, and those he influenced, such as Gadamer, Heidegger, Levinas, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty. It covers everything that is essential to a sound understanding of Husserls phenomenology, offering clear and accessible explanations of often complex terminology. The Husserl Dictionary is the ideal resource for anyone reading or studying Husserl, Phenomenology or Modern European Philosophy more generally.

Author Biography

Dermot Moran is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Logic and Metaphysics at University College Dublin, Ireland. His previous publications include Edmund Husserl: Founder of Phenomenology (Polity, 2005), Introduction to Phenomenology (Routledge, 2000), The Phenomenology Reader (co-edited with Tim Mooney, Routledge, 2002), Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy (co-edited with Lester E. Embree, Routledge, 2004) and The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Philosophy (Routledge, 2008). Joseph Cohen is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.