@article{ART001607142},
author={Young Woon Yang},
title={Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism},
journal={Philosophical Investigation},
issn={1598-7213},
year={2011},
volume={30},
pages={266-298},
doi={10.33156/philos.2011.30..009}
TY - JOUR
AU - Young Woon Yang
TI - Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism
JO - Philosophical Investigation
PY - 2011
VL - 30
IS - null
PB - Institute of philosophy in Chung-Ang Univ.
SP - 266
EP - 298
SN - 1598-7213
AB - The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the criticisms levelled by G. Frege and E. Husserl against psychologism with special emphasis on clarifying in what respects their criticisms differ. Husserl and Frege got involved in the controversy over psychologism in the course of their attempts to lay a firm foundation for logic and mathematics. Though they were alike in firmly believing that there were some serious problems with psychologism, they did not agree in what those problems were. This disagreement made them take different steps in subsequently developing their respective philosophies. Frege, by removing every psychological elements and all kinds of psychological investigations from his philosophical study, could deal only with objective entities like what he called Thoughts[Gedanke]. In contrast, Husserl, despite his resolutely critical attitude toward psychologism, had no intention to drop his conviction of utility of psychological investigation and thus directed his attention toward consciousness of objects rather than objects themselves. As a result, from Husserl’s criticism of psychology grew his phenomenology as an epistemological theory or a transcendental philosophy which delves into the possibility of objective cognition, while Frege’s struggle with psychologism helped him create a new philosophical trend called ‘analytic philosophy’.
KW - psychologism;genetic psychology;descriptive psychology;phenomenology;mathematical logic
DO - 10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
ER -
Young Woon Yang. (2011). Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism. Philosophical Investigation, 30, 266-298.
Young Woon Yang. 2011, "Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism", Philosophical Investigation, vol.30, pp.266-298. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
Young Woon Yang "Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism" Philosophical Investigation 30 pp.266-298 (2011) : 266.
Young Woon Yang. Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism. 2011; 30 266-298. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
Young Woon Yang. "Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism" Philosophical Investigation 30(2011) : 266-298.doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
Young Woon Yang. Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism. Philosophical Investigation, 30, 266-298. doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
Young Woon Yang. Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism. Philosophical Investigation. 2011; 30 266-298. doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
Young Woon Yang. Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism. 2011; 30 266-298. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
Young Woon Yang. "Husserl and Frege's Anti-psychologism" Philosophical Investigation 30(2011) : 266-298.doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..009
