The North American Society for Early Phenomenology
\nThe Great Phenomenological Schism: \;
Reactions to Husserl&rsquo\;s Transcendental Idealism
Universidad Nacional Autó\;noma de Mé\;xico (UNAM)\, Mexico City
\nJune 3-6th\, 2015
\nKeynote speakers:
\nHanne Jacobs (Loyola University\, Chicago)
\nBurt Hopkins (Seattle University)
\nWorkshops with:
\nSebastian Luft (Marquette University)
\nAntonio Zirió\;n (UNAM)
The second schism in phenomenology\, Husserl&rsquo\;s confrontation with Heidegger and the emergence of existential phenomenology\, is well known among philosophers. \; However\, the first schism\, what we call here the Great Phenomenological schism\, is far less understood. \; Between 1905 and 1913\, Husserl&rsquo\;s phenomenology underwent an important transformation\, as we see in documents such as his Seefeld manuscripts\, the five lectures on \;The Idea of Phenomenology\, and \;Ideas I. \; Husserl&rsquo\;s phenomenology began as a form of descriptive psychology\, but after the discovery of the phenomenological reduction and a serious re-reading of Kant\, it developed into a form of transcendental idealism. \; This change baffled many of Husserl&rsquo\;s students\, and drew the ire of some of his contemporaries &ndash\; creating a division between the transcendental and the realist phenomenologists. \; This is presumably the distinction Husserl had in mind when he told Dietrich von Hildebrand that he divided his followers into two groups: the white sheep and the black sheep. \; Following Husserl&rsquo\;s move to Freiburg\, divisions among the early phenomenologists became firmly entrenched.
\nThe theme of this conference will be the reaction to Husserl&rsquo\;s transcendental turn\, both by his students and his contemporaries\, as well as Husserl&rsquo\;s attempts to respond to the criticisms of his transcendental phenomenology. \; Topics would include the realism/idealism debate among the early phenomenologists\, criticisms of the idea of phenomenological reflection and the reductions\, the argument for existence of the transcendental ego\, the problem of the external world\, the justification of the intentionality thesis\, the relationship between Husserl&rsquo\;s phenomenology and idealism\, discussions of transcendental philosophy in Husserl&rsquo\;s lecture courses and manuscripts from 1905-23\, etc. \; We strongly encourage papers documenting the criticisms of Husserl put forward by Adolf Reinach\, Max Scheler\, Carl Stumpf\, Edith Stein\, Roman Ingarden\, Johannes Daubert\, Maximilian Beck\, and other members of the Gö\;ttingen and Munich Circles. \; We are also interested in the reactions of Husserl&rsquo\;s early Freiburg students\, many of whom only engaged Husserl&rsquo\;s transcendental phenomenology after the First World War. Finally\, papers on early students who followed Husserl&rsquo\;s transcendental turn and defended \;Ideas I \;against its detractors\, are also welcomed.
\nAbstracts should be \;400-600 words\, and include a short bibliography. \; All abstracts must be prepared for blind review and sent via email in .doc or .rtf format to Dr. Rodney K.B. Parker (rodney.k.b.parker@gmail.com)
\nBoth senior researchers and graduate students are encouraged to submit.
\nDeadline \;for submissions is \;February 20th\, 2015.
\nDecisions will be sent out no later than March\, 16th\, 2015
\nOrganizers &ndash\; Rodney Parker\, Ignacio Quepons\, and Jethro Bravo
\nHosts &ndash\; Antonio Zirió\;n and Seminario de Estudios Bá\;sicos de Fenomenologí\;a Trascendental.
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