Phenomenalism, Phenomenology, and the Question of Time: A Comparative Study of the Theories of Mach, Husserl, and Boltzmann

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Phenomenalism, Phenomenology and the Question of Time: A Comparative Study of the Theories of Mach, Husserl, and Boltzmann explores comparative analysis of the concept of phenomenology in relation to Mach's, Boltzmann's and Husserl's works on time. It also explores whether or not phenomenology can be naturalized and the scope of its relation to the question of time, experience, physical processes, and irreversibility.;Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A General Overview of the Philosophical Context; 2 Conceptual Divergences; 3 Time and Irreversibility; 4 The "Opening-The-Drawer Experiment" (Schubladenexperiment); 5 Attempts at Naturalizing Husserl's Phenomenology of Time-Consciousness; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. Acknowledgments Introduction 1 A General Overview of the Philosophical Context 2 Conceptual Divergences 3 Time and Irreversibility 4 The "Opening-The-Drawer Experiment" (Schubladenexperiment) 5 Attempts at Naturalizing Husserl's Phenomenology of Time-Consciousness Bibliography Index About the Author.