Noema as Sense. The Problem of the Object of Consciousness in Husserl’s Transcendental Idealism Cover Image

Noemat jako sens. Problem przedmiotu świadomości w transcendentalnym idealizmie Husserla
Noema as Sense. The Problem of the Object of Consciousness in Husserl’s Transcendental Idealism

Author(s): Marek Rosiak
Subject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Husserl; Ingarden; phenomenology; transcendental idealism; purely intentional object; noema; sense; universals

Summary/Abstract: The paper develops the argument presented in my earlier article, Intentional Reference and Its Object in Husserl’s Transcendental Idealism (Diametros 50). It contains further considerations on the proper understanding of Husserl’s notion of noema. My aim is not only to present an interpretation of Husserl’s text, but primarily to understand what constitutes an intentional reference of an act of consciousness. I agree with some of Husserl’s claims in Ideas, Book I, that noema, sense and intentional object are basically the same. This standpoint implies, however, a drastic reinterpretation of the notion of an object. I refer to Ingarden’s conception of a purely intentional object to show the difficulties connected with regarding noema as an object separate from consciousness but still existentially dependent on it. Analyzing Husserlian notion of a noematic core I emphasize the relevance of universals for Husserl’s theory of consciousness.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 107-126
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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