Edmund Husserl

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EDMUND HUSSERL

Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl (Prossnitz, 8 april 1859 - Freiburg im Breisgau, 26 april 1938) was een Joods-Oostenrijks-Duitse filosoof en wordt beschouwd als de grondlegger van de fenomenologie, een tak van de ontologie. De fenomenologie (phaenomenon is het Griekse woord voor het verschijnende) is de leer van de verschijnselen.[1]

A Short Biography [2]

1859 Apr 8. Edmund, the second of four children, born in Prossnitz (or Prostejow, Moravia) to milliner Adolf Abraham Husserl and his wife, Julie Husserl neé Selinger. [Edmund's siblings were: Heinrich (b. 1857), Helene Brunner neé Husserl (b. 1863), and Emil (b. 1869).] Years of Study 1876/77 -- 1877-78 Studies astronomy at the University of Leipzig 1878 -- 1880/8 Studies mathematics with L. Kronecker & C. Weierstrass at University of Berlin 1881 -- 1881/82 Studies mathematics at University of Vienna 1882 Oct 8. Husserl's Ph.D. Dissertation accepted by the University of Vienna "Beiträge zur Theorie der Variationsrechnung" 1883 Jan 23. Ph.D. promotion 1884 Apr 24. Husserl's father, Adolf Husserl, dies 1886 Apr 26. Husserl converts to Christianity. Husserl's full Christian name reflects the influence of his sponsor, Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl 1886/87 -- 1887 Studies with Carl Stumpf at University of Halle 1887 Aug 6. Husserl marries Malvine Steinschneider Years at University of Halle as Privatdozent 1887 Fall Husserl's Habilitationsschrift is published: "Über den Begriff der Zahl" 1892 Jun, 2. Elisabeth Franziska Carola Husserl Born to Edmund and Malvine Husserl 1893 Dec 22. Gerhart Adolf Husserl born to Edmund and Malvine Husserl 1895 Oct 18. Wolfgang Husserl born to Edmund and Malvine Husserl 1900 Husserl publishes the 1st part of his Logische Untersuchungen: the "Prolegomena zur reinen Logik" 1901 Husserl publishes the 2nd part of his Logische Untersuchungen: the "Untersuchungen zur Phänomenologie und Theorie der Erkenntnis" 1901 Husserl meets Max Scheler for the first time Years at University of Göttingen as außerordentlichen Professor 1901 Sept Husserl and wife move to University of Göttingen 1905 Mar (beginning) Walter B. Pitkin meet with Husserl to seek the latter's approval to translate Logische Untersuchungen into English 1905 Mar (middle) Husserl travels to Berlin to visit Wilhelm Dilthey and Bernhard Groethuysen after he learns that Dilthey had held a seminar on the Logische Untersuchungen 1905 Sommerferien [ca. August] Husserl writes the Seefelder Ms. on Individuation [A VII 25/27, 2-11]. On the containing envelope, Husserl writes: "In Seefelder Blättern (1905) finde ich schon Begriff und Korrekten Gebrauch der "phänomenologischen Reduktion"." [Hua X, 459] 1906 Jun 26. Promoted to ordentlichen Professor at Göttingen 1907: Mar 2./3. - Apr 3. Husserl and wife travel to Italy where Husserl has the opportunity to visit with the mathematician, Constantin Caratheodory, and the philosopher, Franz Brentano 1907: Apr 25. - May 2. Husserl gives 5 lectures on "Die Idee der Phänomenologie" 1908 Jan 3. Husserl's son, Gerhart, severly injures himself and remains bedridden for 50 days 1909 Oct 17. Paul Natorp visits Husserl in Göttingen 1910 Jan 25. Husserl collaborates with Heinrich Rickert as editor of the journal, Logos 1910 Oct 29. Begins lecture course "Grundprobleme der Phänomenologie" 1910 Dec 21. Wilhelm Dilthey sends Husserl a copy of his Der Aufbau der geschichtlichen Welt in den Geisteswissenschaften 1911 Mar The article "Philosophie as strenge Wissenschaft" is published in the first issue of Logos 1911 Jun 29. - Jul 10. Correspondence with W. Dilthey initiated after publication of Husserl's Logos article 1912 Jahrbuch für Philosophie und phänomenologische Forschung established with Moritz Geiger, Alexander Pfänder, Adolf Reinach & Husserl as chief editor 1913 Karl Jaspers visits Husserl in Göttingen 1913 Apr Ideen I published 1914 Sep (end) Husserl visits his sons in Arnstadt, both of whom are engaged in military service 1914 Oct 12. Both Husserl's sons are sent to the front 1915 Feb 20. Wolfgang Husserl severely injured in action 1915 Mar 14. - 17. Husserl travels to Belgium to visit his injured son, Wolfgang 1915 Fall Husserl suffers from nicotine poisoning 1915 Sep 25. - Oct 20. Husserl stays at Höhensanatorium Wilhelmhöhe in Kassel due to ill health Years at University of Freiburg 1916 Jan 5. Appointment to Freiburg 1916 Mar 8. Wolfgang Husserl killed in action on the battlefields of Verdun 1916 Apr 1. Husserl takes up residence in Freiburg 1916 Oct 1 - ca. 1918 Edith Stein works for approximately 2 years as Husserl's assistant 1916 Oct 10 Husserl applies to the faculty on Martin Heidegger's behalf in order to obtain a teaching contract for a two hour seminar in the winter semester, which was approved 1917 April ca. 20. Husserl visits his wounded son, Gerhard, in Speyer 1917 May 3. Husserl delivers his inaugural lecture at 6:15 p.m. "Die reine Phänomenologie ihr Forschungsgebiet und ihre Methode." 1917 Jul Julie Husserl neé Selinger (Husserl's mother) dies 1917, Jul 1.- Oct 1. Husserl summers in Bernau at St. Blasien (Gasthaus zum Rößle) 1917, Sep Edith Stein enjoys a working holiday with the Husserls in Bernau for a few days 1917 Nov 8.-17. Husserl holds 3 lectures on "Fichtes Menschheitsideal" for military students at the University of Freiburg 1917 Dec 6. Husserl publishes Adolf Reinach's obituary in the Frankfurter Zeitung 1918 Jan 14.-16. Husserl repeats his "Fichtes Menschheitsideal" lectures for colleagues of the philosophy faculty 1918: Feb 1.-Apr 27 Husserl holidays in Bernau 1918 Apr 10 Husserl begins a correspondence with the Göttingen physicist and mathematician, Hermann Weyl. The letter is regarding Husserl's approval of Weyl's approach to the foundations of mathematics (analysis) in the latter's book: Das Kontinuum. [Thanks to Richard Feist (co754@freenet.carleton.ca) for this information.] 1918 Nov 6.-9. Husserl repeats his "Fichtes Menschheitsideal" lectures for colleagues of the philosophy faculty 1919 Jan 21 Husserl's applies to name Martin Heidegger to the post of Assistant to the Philosophy Seminar, I, which was approved by the faculty. (See also: Heidegger, Martin. Supplements. From the Earliest Essays to Being and Time and Beyond. Ed. by John van Buren. Albany: SUNY Press, 2002, 27f.) ca. 1920-1924 Arnold Metzger is Husserl's private assistant 1921 Jul 31.-Oct 26. Husserl vacations in St. Märgen, producing the so-called "St. Märgener" manuscripts 1921 Sep Martin Heidegger visits Husserl in St. Märgen 1922 Jun 6.-8. & 12. Husserl presents 4 lectures at University College entitled "Phänomenologische Methode und Phänomenologische Philosophie" in London 1922 Dec 22. Husserl's daughter, Elisabeth, marries Jakob Rosenberg 1923 Jan Husserl sends off four articles to Japan (1. "Erneuerung, Ihr Problem and ihre Methode, [Kaizo] " 2. "Die Methode der Wesensforschung, [Kaizo] " 3. "Erneuerung als individualethisches Problem, [Kaizo] " 4. "Die Idee einer philosophischen Kultur: Ihr erstes Aufkeimen in der grieschischen Philosophie, [Japanisch-deutsche Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Technik]) 1923 Jun Husserl is offered a position in Berlin but rejects the offer and, in so doing, obtains promises of financial support for his activities of research as well as continual support for a research assistant 1923 Summer Husserl sends Martin Heidegger his own copy of the Logische Untersuchungen on the occasion of the latter's appointment to Marburg 1923 Sep 8. Husserl's son, Gerhart, marries ca 1923-1930 Ludwig Landgrebe is Husserl private assistant 1924 Jul 5. Husserl receives Wilhelm Dilthey, Gesammelte Schriften, Volumes V-VI: Die geistige Welt. Einleitung in die Philosophie des Lebens. 1925 Mar (middle) Martin Heidegger visits Husserl 1925 May 19. Husserl lectures on Wilhelm Dilthey's descriptive psychology and Brentano's idea of intentionality and the further development of these ideas in Husserl's Logische Untersuchungen (Hua. IX) 1926 Mar-Apr 29. Husserl vacations in Todtnauberg 1926 Mar 12. Heidegger spends time with Husserl in Todtnauberg 1926 Apr 8. Martin Heidegger presents his Sein und Zeit, dedicated "in grateful respect and friendship" to Edmund Husserl at the latter's birthday celebration (in Todtnauberg) 1926, Aug ca.1.-21. Husserl vacations in Silvaplana, where Martin Heidegger visits for a week 1927 Feb 24. Promotion of Ludwig Landgrebe, whose dissertation was entitled "Wilhem Diltheys Theorie der Geisteswissenschaften" 1927 Su. Semester Eugen Fink attends Husserl lecture ca.1927 Oct 12. Martin Heidegger visits Husserl in Freiburg to discuss the first draft of the Encyclopedia-Britannica article with him 1928 Martin Heidegger publishes Husserl's Vorlesungen zur Phänomenologie des inneren Zeitbewußtseins 1928 Feb Christopher V. Salmon sends Husserl his translation of the Encyclopaedia-Britannica article, "Phenomenology" 1928 Mar 31 Husserl retires 1928 Apr 22.-29. Husserl holds 2 lectures and an evening of discussion in Amsterdam on "Phänomenologie und Psychologie. Transzendentale Phänomenologie" 1928 Aril 30. Husserl holds a lecture in Groningen on phenomenological psychology 1928 Jul 25 Husserl's last class. 1928 Aug Eugen Fink takes over as Husserl's personal assistant, replacing Ludwig Landgrebe. Landgrebe receives further funding for continued work with Husserl, however. 1929 Feb 23. & 25. Husserl presents the so-called Paris lectures, which would form the basis of his Méditations Cartésiennes 1929 Apr 8 Presentation of Festschrift by Heidegger on Husserl's 70th birthday. Other attendees to the event included Oskar Becker, Jean Hering, Roman Ingarden, Alexandre Koyré, Karl Löwith, Hendrik Pos, Edith Stein. 1929 May George Misch sends Husserl his first installment of Lebensphilosophie und Phänomenologie 1929 Jul (end) Formale und transzendentale Logik published 1929 Jul 24 Husserl attends Heidegger's offical inaugural lecture at Freiburg University, "Was ist Metaphysik?" 1929 Summer Husserl engages in a close reading of Heidegger's Sein und Zeit, Kant und das Problem der Metaphysik, and "Vom Wesen des Grundes" 1929 Aug 15 - Sep 15 Husserl continues close reading of Heidegger's texts while on vacation in Tremezzo, Italy 1930 Mar (end) Ludwig Landgrebe ends his duties as assistant to Husserl in order to prepare his Habilitationsschrift. 1930 Aug 13. Husserl goes over Eugen Fink's Disposition zu "System der phänomenologischen Philosophy" von Edmund Husserl. 1930 Aug (end)-Nov. 1. Husserl and Eugen Fink travel to Chiavari for a planned intensive working holiday, where Husserl 's illness prevents most work from being accomplished 1930 Sep 29. Husserl falls ill with Bronchitis and is laid up for 14 days 1930 Dec Husserl reads and annotates Eugen Fink's outline for the introduction of the new German Cartesianische Meditationen 1930 Dec Husserl publishes his "Nachwort zu meinen Ideen zu einer reinen Phänonomenologie und phänomenologischen Philosophie" 1931 Jan Husserl reads and annotates Eugen Fink's outline for the introduction of the new German Cartesianische Meditationen 1931 Jun 1. & 2. Husserl gives a lecture for the Kant Society of Frankfurt entitled "Phänomenologie und Anthropologie" and spends the next evening discussing the lecture of the previous night 1931 Jun 10 Husserl gives his lecture for the Kant Society of Berlin entitled "Phänomenologie und Anthropologie" 1931 Jun 16 Husserl gives his lecture for the Kant Society of Halle entitled "Phänomenologie und Anthropologie" 1931 Jul 1.-Aug 5. Husserl vacations in St. Märgen 1932 Jul 7. Eugen Fink sends to Alfred Schutz his copy of the German manuscript of the Cartesianische Meditationen which Schutz returns on Sep 16 1932 Aug 15. Eugen Fink sends to Husserl pages 1-67 (§§1-6) of his VI. cartesianische Meditation 1932 Sep 8. Eugen Fink sends to Husserl pages 68-108 of his VI. cartesianische Meditation 1932 Oct 5. Eugen Fink sends to Husserl pages 109-123 of his VI. cartesianische Meditation 1932 Oct 21. Eugen Fink sends to Husserl pages 173-202 of his VI. cartesianische Meditation 1933 Apr 6. Husserl was suspended from the University of Freiburg by decree Nr. A. 7642 of the Badisch Ministry of Culture 1933 Apr 14. On the basis of the decree of April 6th and others, Husserl disallowed from any university activities 1933 Apr 21. & 22. Martin Heidegger elected Rektor of the University of Freiburg and joins the Nazi Party 1933 Apr 28. Husserl reinstated to the university by decree Nr. A. 8500 1933 Summer Jan Patocka studies in Freiburg 1933 Jun Date of Husserl's forword to Eugen Fink's Die phänomenologishe Philosophie E. Husserls in der gegenwärtigen Kritik 1933 Jul 20. The cultural ministry in Karlsruhe lifts Husserl's suspension 1933 Sep Husserl resigns from the Deutsche Akademie 1933 Nov 10. Hussserl receives an appointment at the University of Southern California, School of Philosophy, but declines it as it does not allow for Eugen Fink to join him 1934 Aug Husserl receives an invitation to Prague to present an essay on the present tasks of philosophy 1934 Aug 14. Gaston Berger and Eugen Fink visit Husserl in Kappel 1934 Aug 30 Husserl drafts letter to the Prague Congress of Philosophers 1934 Sep 2. Husserl requests Jan Patocka withdrawal his written treatment for the Prague Congress 1934 Nov & Dec Ortega y Gasset pays Husserl a couple of visits 1934 Christmas Jan Patocka visits Husserl 1935 Mar The Vienna Kulturbund invites Husserl to present a lecture 1935 Apr 21 and ff. Husserl rereads Eugn Fink's essay Die phänomenologische Philosophie E. Husserls in der gegenwärtigen Kritik 1935 May 7. & 10. Husserl presents his lecture "Die Philosophie in der Krisis der europäischen Menschheit" to the Vienna Kulturbund. The second reading contains changes 1935 Sep 16. Husserl is denied on political grounds the opportunity to present his "Vienna Lecture" in Prague (in addition to the already planned lecture). 1935 Nov 12.-18. Husserl speaks in front of the Brentano-Gesellschaft, Cercle linquistique, Cercle Philosophique and in a seminar of Emil Utitz 1935 Nov 12.-15. Husserl presents his lecture entitled Die Krisis der europäischen Wissenschaften und die Psychologie before the Cercle philosophique de Prague pour les recherches sur l'entendement humain 1936 Jan 15. Husserl's name removed from the Vorlesungsverzeichnis at the University of Freiburg 1936 Jan 25 and ff. Ludwig Landgrebe visits Husserl for 3 weeks to discuss what would be later known as Erfahrung und Urteil 1936 Jan 24. Husserl sends the first part of the "Krisis" to the Cercle philosophique de Prague 1936 Mar Husserl falls ill in in the midst of preparing the further "Krisis" manuscripts 1936 Apr 17.-May 15. Husserl recuperates in Rapallo 1936 Summer James L. Adams visits Husserl and films him 1936 Sep 28. Husserl sends of the corrected proofs of the 1st section of the "Krisis" manuscript to Arthur Liebert 1936 Oct 28. Husserl requests permission to present lectures before the Zurich Student Committee (ca. May 1937) and the International Congress of Philosophers in Paris (1.-6. Aug 1937) 1937 Jan 7. Husserl sends the 1st article of the "Krisis" manuscripts to Rudolf Pannwitz 1937 Feb 3. and ff. Ludwig Landgrebe visits Husserl for 3 weeks in conjunction with his editorial activities of the "Logischen Studien" 1937 Jun 8. Husserl is denied the opportunity to attend the Paris Congress of Philosophers 1937 Jun (end) Husserl moves from Lorettostr. 40 to Schöneckstr. 6 1937 Aug (middle) Jan Patocka visits Husserl for a few days on his return from the Paris Congress 1937 Aug 10. and ff. Husserl bedridden due to a fall 1938 Apr 27 Husserl dies at 5:45 am 1938 Apr 29. At Husserl's cremation, Eugen Fink eulogizes Husserl and Isaiah chapter 40, verse 31 is read