Husserl’s Understanding of Myth and His Universalism(s)
Abstract: This paper examines Husserl’s largely overlooked reflections on myth and their implications for his conception(s) of universalism. While Husserl’s “Vienna Lecture” portrays myth as the opposite of the theoretical attitude that defines European rationality, his unpublished manuscripts reveal a more nuanced perspective: myth functions not only as a concealment of truth but also as the…