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Husserl’s Timaeus: Plato’s creation myth and the phenomenological concept of metaphysics as the teleological science of the world

Trizio, Emiliano

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Emiliano Trizio Emiliano.Trizio@uwe.ac.uk
Occasional Associate Lecturer - CHSS - HSS



Abstract

According to Husserl, Plato played a fundamental role in the development of the notion of teleology, so much so that Husserl viewed the myth narrated in the Timaeus as a fundamental stage in the long history that he hoped would eventually lead to a teleological science of the world grounded in transcendental phenomenology. This article explores this interpretation of Plato’s legacy in light of Husserl’s thesis that Plato was the initiator of the ideal of genuine science. It also outlines how Husserl sought conceptual resources within transcendental phenomenology to turn the key elements of Plato’s creation myth into rigorous scientific ideas.

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Trizio, E. (2020). Husserl’s Timaeus: Plato’s creation myth and the phenomenological concept of metaphysics as the teleological science of the world. Studia Phaenomenologica, 20, 77-100. https://doi.org/10.5840/studphaen2020204

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 1, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Jun 26, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Print ISSN 1582-5647
Publisher Philosophy Documentation Center
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Pages 77-100
DOI https://doi.org/10.5840/studphaen2020204
Keywords Husserl, Plato, Timaeus, Teleology, Metaphysics, creation, God.
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6025485
Publisher URL https://www.pdcnet.org/studphaen/Studia-Phaenomenologica

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