Aron Gurwitsch

Phenomenologist Russian-American 1901 – 1973

Developed phenomenology of perception; influenced American philosophy profoundly.

425 quotes

"The lived world is more fundamental than the scientific world."
Knowledge
"Meaning emerges from the correlation between consciousness and the world."
Philosophy
"We experience things as already meaningful."
Life
"Consciousness structures experience through intentional activity."
Wisdom
"The field of consciousness is always organized around a focus of attention."
Knowledge
"Objects present themselves in a multiplicity of aspects."
Science
"The world we experience is fundamentally a meaningful world."
Philosophy
"Understanding requires grasping the structure of lived experience."
Wisdom
"All experience has both explicit and implicit dimensions."
Life
"Phenomenological analysis reveals the essence of experience."
Knowledge
"Consciousness is always perspectival."
Philosophy
"The meaning of an object depends on our relationship to it."
Wisdom
"Perception involves the whole person, not just the senses."
Science
"The life-world is the horizon of all meaningful inquiry."
Life
"Intentionality is the bridge between consciousness and world."
Knowledge
"All experience is organized according to principles of perception."
Philosophy
"We understand things through our lived relationship to them."
Wisdom
"The structure of consciousness is revealed through careful reflection."
Life
"Objects appear to consciousness as meaningful unities."
Science
"Meaning is not in things but in the relationship between consciousness and things."
Knowledge
"Perception reveals the interdependence of subject and world."
Philosophy
"All understanding is rooted in lived experience."
Wisdom
"The field of consciousness extends beyond explicit awareness."
Life
"Intentional acts transform raw sensations into meaningful experiences."
Knowledge
"The world appears to us always as a structured whole."
Science
"Phenomenology is the study of consciousness as it actually appears."
Philosophy
"Understanding requires returning to the things themselves."
Wisdom
"All meaning is grounded in the lived world."
Life
"Consciousness constitutes the world through intentional activity."
Knowledge
"The perceptual field is organized according to our practical interests."
Philosophy