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Single Idea 21226

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads]

Full Idea

Husserl's notion of monad expresses a complete inegration of every intentional presence into its sense, and every sense into the intentional acts, ....and finally every intentional act is integrated into the ego.

Gist of Idea

Husserl sees the ego as a monad, unifying presence, sense and intentional acts

Source

report of Edmund Husserl (Cartesian Meditations [1931]) by Victor Velarde-Mayol - On Husserl 4.6.2

Book Reference

Velarde-Mayol,Victor: 'On Husserl' [Wadsworth 2000], p.72


A Reaction

No, I don't understand that either, but it makes good sense to employ the concept of a 'monad' into the concept of the ego, if you think it embodies perfect unity. That was a main motivation for Leibniz to employ the word.

Related Ideas

Idea 5044 Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz]

Idea 21228 Husserl's monads (egos) communicate, through acts of empathy. [Husserl, by Velarde-Mayol]