
This lecture introduces the theme of phenomenology, what it is, its historical origins, and what we will be focusing on.
This lecture gives a summary of some of the main phenomenological insights of the 'father' of phenomenology, Edmund Husserl (1859-1939).
This lecture outlines the main phenomenological insights and contributions of another giant in the phenomenological tradition, Martin Heidegger (1889-1976).
This lecture details the major concepts, themes and insights of another giant in the phenomenological tradition, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980).
This lecture focuses on the main phenomenological insights of another great thinker of the 20th century, Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995).
This lecture gives an account of the main phenomenological insights and arguments of Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986).
This lecture summarizes the main phenomenology works of the last 'classical' phenomenologist, Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961).
A concise account of the status and opportunities for phenomenology today.
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Learn all about the basics of one of the most influential philosophical disciplines and methods of the 20th century. The course is based around lectures with slides and simultaneous video of the instructor. After an introductory session, it takes an author-centered approach of the six most notable phenomenologists (Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Levinas, Beauvoir and Merleau-Ponty), finishing with a concluding lecture about phenomenology today. It will be of interest to anyone wishing for a well-rounded introduction in the discipline, including its main historical authors and themes, as well as its ongoing significance.