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Lotze, Husserl and the Crisis of European Science

Volume 38 (2024): Issue 1 (December 2024)

By: Mario Porta

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Abstract

The crisis of European science is a recurring theme in German philosophy following the failure of idealism. This crisis finds a pivotal expression in the philosophy of Hermann Lotze, an extremely influential author in the second half of the 19^th century, who serves as a reference and source of inspiration for Husserl’s reflections in the 1930s.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2024-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2183-0142 | Journal ISSN: 0874-9493

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Language: English

Page range: 63 - 79

Submitted on: Dec 20, 2024

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Accepted on: Mar 6, 2025

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Published on: Sep 9, 2025

Published by: Sciendo

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Keywords:

crisis of objectivism,

Related subjects:

History of philosophy,

Modern philosophy,

20th and 21st century philosophy,

History of philosophy, other,

Selected philosophical movements,

Selected philosophers,

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