Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Husserl and the Cartesian Meditations

Husserl has enjoyed a revival of interest in recent years and the Cartesian Meditations is perhaps his most widely read text. The book is an introduction to Husserl's phenomenology and is based on Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. Husserl attempts to show how Descartes discovered the "transcendental" perspective which is essential to any genuine philosophy.

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Husserl has enjoyed a revival of interest in recent years and the Cartesian Meditations is perhaps his most widely read text. The book is an introduction to Husserl's phenomenology and is based on Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. Husserl attempts to show how Descartes discovered the "transcendental" perspective which is essential to any genuine philosophy.

Until now there has never been a secondary text on this important and influential work on philosophy. This book, in conjunction with the text itself, will serve as a proper introduction to Husserlian phenomenology.

A.D. Smith introduces and assesses the key concepts that arise in the book in clear and engaging ways. His style is highly accessible and suitable for anyone coming to the Cartesian Meditations for the first time.</P>

A.D.史密斯，1970年代初期在牛津大学学习哲学与神学，并在那里完成了博士论文《论物理实在的本质》。2003年转入苏塞克斯大学(Univ．of Sussex)哲学系，现为该系教授。研究领域有：哲学史、现象学、形而上学、语言哲学、心灵与行为哲学、感知、宗教哲学。