An Extra-Qualitative Alternative to the Qualitative Interpretation of Absolute Individuation.
Husserl's thesis of absolute individuation consists of two ideas: (1) unlike experiences and mundane entities, which are individuated via spatiotemporal position, the subject has its own principle of individuation and (2) even for non-subjects, the ultimate principle of individuation is their relati...
| Publicado en: | Husserl Studies Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 145 - 178 |
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