Edmund Husserl: The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Philosophy

Greetings all!
This is a group to discuss Edmund Husserl's "The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology" (1936). We'll meet weekly to discuss the text, key word DISCUSS! I run my clubs under the assumption that no one is an expert (even the experts!). This isn't to diminish the work of experts, but to make these texts accessible for all. I've never read the text, maybe you have, maybe you haven't - either way, we'll meet to understand the text as the author presents it (not as a commentary on other philosophers, or an opportunity to bring our own favorite philosophers into the text, or our own beliefs or criticisms). I'll be using the David Carr translation. If you do get a different translation, the David Carr translation will be our point of reference. If you're interested in discussing and asking questions, come join us.

Reading Schedule:
M3: Sec. 9d-l
M4: Sec. 10-16
M5: Sec. 17-23
M6: Sec. 24-27
M7: Sec. 28-31
M8: Sec. 32-34
M9: Sec. 35-40
M10: Sec. 41-48
M11: Sec. 49-55
M12: Sec. 56-59
M13: Sec. 60-67
M14: Sec. 68-72
M15: Appendix IV and V
M16: Appendix VI
M17: Appendix VII and VIII

Edmund Husserl's "The Crisis of the European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology" is a profound and complex work that diagnoses a fundamental malaise within Western intellectual and cultural life. It's not merely a critique of science, but a lament for the loss of meaning and purpose that Husserl argues has resulted from the dominance of a purely objectivist, mathematized approach to understanding the world.