What does "husserlian" mean?

Of or pertaining to Edmund Husserl (1859–1938), philosopher who founded phenomenology.

What is a synonym for "husserlian"?

Common synonyms include: adherent, philosopher, platonic, sartrian, socratic.

Husserlian

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Adjective

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.”"

Synonyms

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adherent philosopher platonic sartrian socratic

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"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.”"

Etymology

From Husserl + -ian.

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