Edmond Husserl was a famed German philosopher who first introduced the idea of phenomenology. His philosophy was based on the concept of the natural world, the individual, and the relationship between the two. Within his phenomenology, he sought to understand the apprehension of the world through our senses, or the way in which we experience and interpret it.
Husserl was born in 1859 and studied mathematics, philosophy, and psychology at the University of Berlin. Later, he lectured on the topics of mathematics, philosophy, and ethics at the universities of Halle and Freiburg where he was known for introducing students to the works of Immanuel Kant and other famous philosophers.
Husserls seminal work, Ideas, was published in 1913 and served as the foundation for his philosophy. Within this work he introduced the concept of phenomenology, arguing that knowledge should be based on experience, analysis and reflection. He believed that the individuals interpretations of the world should be taken into account in order to gain an understanding of it.
Husserl was an advocate for the protection of individual autonomy and autonomy of thought. He believed that human actions should be based on rational thought, free from external influences. In this belief he stood in opposition to the modernist view of the autonomous individual being free to decide for themselves based on reason and conscience.
Husserl was a proponent of the concept of subjectivity, the idea that individual individuals should have the freedom to develop their own system of thought and opinion through their own experiences, values and beliefs. He argued that all people are entitled to form their own opinion, and that this opinion should not be judged by an external source. He also argued that the individuals appreciation of the world is unique and should not be interfered with.
Husserl was an important figure in the development of phenomenology and is considered by many as its founder. He focused on how we experience the world, and how to use the principles of phenomenology to gain a better understanding of it. His principles were influential on many contemporary philosophers, such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger. Today, his work continues to be studied by scholars of philosophy and other subject matters.
