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Husserlian

Syllables: Hus·ser·li·an

Husserlian adjective: of or pertaining to Edmund Husserl (1859–1938), philosopher who founded phenomenology.

Adjective

Husserlian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Edmund Husserl (1859–1938), philosopher who founded phenomenology.
    • Thus the title of his paper at Royaumont has a Husserlian ring, but a peculiarly Wildian intonation: “L'anthropologie philosophique et la crise des sciences européennes.”1989, James M. Edie, “John Wild and Phenomenology”, in Eugene F. Kaelin, Calvin O. Schrag, editors, American Phenomenology: Origins and Developments (Analecta Husserliana: The Yearbook of...

Origin of Husserlian

From German Husserl + -ian.

Questions about Husserlian

What does Husserlian mean?
Husserlian means of or pertaining to Edmund Husserl (1859–1938), philosopher who founded phenomenology.
What part of speech is Husserlian?
Husserlian is an adjective.

Words near Husserlian in the dictionary

  1. hussar
  2. hussars
  3. Hussein
  4. Hussell
  5. Husser
  6. Husserlian
  7. Hussers
  8. husses
  9. hussey
  10. husseys
  11. hussie

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