2004
Volume 51, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0165-4322
  • E-ISSN: 3050-9947

Abstract

Abstract

The term crisis is ubiquitous in descriptions of the problems of our time. Living in the crisis years of 1930s Germany, philosopher Edmund Husserl understood the crisis of his time as a crisis of the sciences. By losing themselves in hyperspecialized worlds of mathematical abstraction, sciences lost sight of the everyday, practical problems of human beings, even though these practical problems constitute the originary impetus from which these sciences departed. This leads to a situation in which all of our ethical, existential and political questions and concerns come to lie outside of the field of science. In this article I will explain Husserl’s idea of a crisis of the sciences, what caused it, and the solution he sees in the form of his own phenomenological philosophy as a science of the life-world. I will furthermore explore the ways in which Husserl’s analysis can be helpful in understanding the myriad of crises we find ourselves in today, specifically focusing on the current climate crisis.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/journals/10.5117/RADIX.2025.1.002.MIEC
2025-04-01
2025-06-15
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

References

  1. Carr, D. (1970). Husserl’s problematic concept of the life-world. American Philosophical Quarterly, 7(4), 331–339.
    [Google Scholar]
  2. De Caro, M., & Macarthur, D. (2004). Naturalism in question. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  3. Dowideit, A., & Nabert, A. (2021). Wenn der Staatssekretär Wissenschaftler zu „maximaler Kollaboration“ aufruft. Welt am Sonntag. Geraadpleeg op 21januari2025, van <welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus225868061/Corona-Politik-Wie-das-Innenministerium-Wissenschaftler-einspannte.html>
    [Google Scholar]
  4. Derrida, J. (1989). Edmund Husserl’s origin of geometry. An introduction. (J. P.Leavey, Vert.). Lincoln: University Of Nebraska Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  5. Gallagher, S. (2003). Phenomenology and experimental design. Toward a phenomenologically enlightened experimental science. Journal of Consciousness Studies10(9-10), 85-99.
    [Google Scholar]
  6. Haan, S. de. (2020). An enactive approach to psychiatry. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology27(1), 3-25.
    [Google Scholar]
  7. Hickman, L, & Randerson, J. (2009). Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists. The Guardian. Geraadpleegd op 21januari2025, van <theguardian.com/environment/2009/nov/20/climatesceptics-hackers-leaked-emails>
    [Google Scholar]
  8. Husserl, E. (met Van der Heiden, G.-J. & Yazıcıoğlu, S.). (2018). De Crisis van de Europese wetenschappen en de transcendentale fenomenologie. (W.Visser, Vert.). Amsterdam: Boom Uitgevers.
    [Google Scholar]
  9. IPSOS (2022, 8december). Climate change: a growing skepticism. Geraadpleegd op 7januari2025, van <ipsos.com/en-nl/climate-change-growing-skepticism>
    [Google Scholar]
  10. IJzendoorn, P. (2022, 1november). Crisis? Permacrisis! Het Britse woord van het (niet vrolijke) jaar. De Volksrant. Geraadpleegd op 8januari2025, van <volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/crisis-permacrisis-het-britse-woord-van-het-niet-vrolijke-jaar~bf0ada2b2/>
    [Google Scholar]
  11. Stelling, T. (2019). De plasticvanger van Boyan Slat: ineffectief, peperduur en mogelijk een ramp voor het zeeleven. De Correspondent. Geraadpleegd op 6januari2025, van <decorrespondent.nl/10638/de-plasticvanger-van-boyan-slat-ineffectief-peperduur-en-mogelijk-een-ramp-voor-het-zeeleven/cd942981-e62c-0c6d-12fe-2da54b878a3b>
    [Google Scholar]
  12. Thompson, E. (2010). Mind in life. Biology, phenomenology, and the sciences of the mind. Cambridge MA: Belknap Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  13. Trizio, E. (2021). Philosophy’s nature. Husserl’s phenomenology, natural science, and metaphysics. New York & London: Routledge.
    [Google Scholar]
  14. UCSUSA (2020, 29oktober). What is solar geoengineering? How does it work, what are the risks, and why should we study it? Geraadpleegd op 6januari2025, van <ucsusa.org/resources/what-solar-geoengineering>
    [Google Scholar]
  15. Wiltsche, H.A. & Berghofer, P. (Eds.). (2024). Phenomenology and qbism. New approaches to quantum physics. New York & London: Routledge.
    [Google Scholar]
/content/journals/10.5117/RADIX.2025.1.002.MIEC
Loading
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error