Hatott-e Heidegger Husserlre?

Varga, Péter András (2013) Hatott-e Heidegger Husserlre? MAGYAR FILOZÓFIAI SZEMLE, 57 (1). pp. 73-96. ISSN 0025-0090

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Abstract

It is compelling to perceive the relationship between Husserl and Heidegger as a prominent example of the relationship between a philosophical master and his rebellious disciple, and Heidegger did undoubtedly see himself as being influenced by Husserl. However, less attention is paid to the reverse side of this question, i.e. whether Husserl was influenced by Heidegger (in other words, whether their exchange was mutual, as the philological-historical notion of Auseinandersetzung would imply). Based on advances in Husserl scholarship and recently published documents about Heidegger, I examine the evidences that would allow for such a conclusion, including Heidegger’s early encounter with Husserl, their joint work on the Encyclopaedia Britannica article and on the proofs of Heidegger’s Being and Time, and an essay that Husserl allegedly intended to write against Heidegger. I conclude that the historical evidences speak against Heidegger’s influence on Husserl, which, at the same time, could help clarify the notion of influence in the history of philosophy. Finally, I relate my investigation to a current debate in Hungarian Continental Philosophy concerning the nature of historical understanding in philosophy, and argue that phenomenology is haunted by a certain kind of historical naivety.

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