The Problem of the Unity of a Manifold in the Development of Husserl’s Philosophy

Abstract Husserl’s most systematic phenomenological work, Ideas for a Pure Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy. First Book: General Introduction to (Ideas I) (Husserl, 2014), differentiates pure transcendental phenomenology, as an eidetic science, from the science of mathematics. In line with tradition philosophy arguably—ante rem—stretching back Plato, Husserl contrasts phenomenology mathematics argues that its conceptuality cannot be appropriately articulated conceived in analogy While both are sciences, “belongs basic class sciences … [that is] totally different which mathematical belong” 2014, 136). The key differential between these two on view concerns nature essences subject matter each discipline. Mathematics deals exact essences, he characterizes ideas Kantian sense. inexact morphological.