Problems of Intersubjectivity in Husserl and Buber

Abstract

After the publication of the Logical Investigations in 1900/1901, Husserl engaged himself throughout his life with the phenomenology of intersubjectivity. He was fully conscious of its significance to the whole system of transcendental phenomenology and left many works dealing with this problem. However, his phenomenology of intersubjectivity has been sharply criticized by many interpreters. Among these critics, which include the phenomenologists after Husserl such as Heidegger, Sartre, Schutz, are the advocates of philosophy of dialogue or the critical social theory. Since the phenomenology of intersubjectivity has significant meaning for the whole system of phenomenology, some would not hesitate to draw the conclusion that the whole attempt of Husserl's phenomenology has failed.