Phenomenology of death: subjectivity and nature in Husserl's genetic phenomenology

Vecino, M.C. (2021)

Doctoral Thesis

Starting from Husserl’s somewhat controversial claim about the immortality of the constituting subjectivity, this thesis uses the limit-case of death in order to present a phenomenological exploration of the notion of subjectivity and its relationship to nature. It also offers a second-order discussion about the method and nature of phenomenology in the face of naturalism. The main conclusion of the research is that, in order to make sense of death while abiding by Husserlian methodological rules, it is necessary to reconsider the notion of subjectivity

• Death
• Limit-cases
• Nature
• Naturalism
• Transcendental phenomenology
• Embodiment

• All authors: Vecino, M.C.
• Supervisor: McAllister, J.W.
• Co-supervisor: Chouraqui, F.; Stanciu, O.
• Committee: Breyer, T.; Depraz, N.; Heinämaa, S.; Lindberg, S.; Walton, R.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Institute for Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2021-12-02