Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology

Husserl’s concept of instincts transformed the concept of intentionality, supplemented the concept of teleology of consciousness, and shed new light on the problem of the relationship between irrationality and rationality. This article analyses Husserl’s phenomenology of instincts through the prism...

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Main Author: Dalius Jonkus
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/37324
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description Husserl’s concept of instincts transformed the concept of intentionality, supplemented the concept of teleology of consciousness, and shed new light on the problem of the relationship between irrationality and rationality. This article analyses Husserl’s phenomenology of instincts through the prism of the concept of sedimentation. I argue that instincts can be understood as sedimentation, as a pattern of the transformation of consciousness into unconsciousness, and the transformation of unconsciousness into consciousness. The concept of instincts as sedimentation helps to understand how skills are preserved and transmitted from generation to generation, and how unconscious instincts work in our conscious experience.
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spelling doaj-art-b7d9732d2341448a8cf20813395b91e32025-01-20T18:24:17ZengVilnius University PressProblemos1392-11262424-61582024-10-0110610.15388/Problemos.2024.106.13Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s PhenomenologyDalius Jonkus0Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania Husserl’s concept of instincts transformed the concept of intentionality, supplemented the concept of teleology of consciousness, and shed new light on the problem of the relationship between irrationality and rationality. This article analyses Husserl’s phenomenology of instincts through the prism of the concept of sedimentation. I argue that instincts can be understood as sedimentation, as a pattern of the transformation of consciousness into unconsciousness, and the transformation of unconsciousness into consciousness. The concept of instincts as sedimentation helps to understand how skills are preserved and transmitted from generation to generation, and how unconscious instincts work in our conscious experience. https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/37324unconsciousphenomenologyHusserlsedimentationinstincts
spellingShingle Dalius Jonkus
Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology
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unconscious
phenomenology
Husserl
sedimentation
instincts
title Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology
title_full Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology
title_fullStr Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology
title_full_unstemmed Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology
title_short Instincts as Sedimentation in E. Husserl’s Phenomenology
title_sort instincts as sedimentation in e husserl s phenomenology
topic unconscious
phenomenology
Husserl
sedimentation
instincts
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/37324
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