Phenomenological Interpretation of Descartes

Phenomenology questions the basic foundations of Modernity. In particular, it challenges Descartes‘ attempt to found the scientific method with absolute certainty. Phenomenology is defined by the work of Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. Even though each of them developed their own way within Phenomenology, their theories are determined by a critique of the Cartesian method. For them, Descartes‘ text at issue is ―Meditations on First Philosophy‖. The objective of this paper is to show an alternative interpretation of Descartes to the one that has shaped Modernity. In order to do this, it is necessary to show Phenomenology‘s main critique of Descartes and also show how it arises from Descartes‘ ―Meditations‖, one, two, three, four, and six.