Phenomenological reduction leads to transcendental ego from "summary" of Ideas for a Pure Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy by Edmund Husserl
The act of phenomenological reduction is a crucial step in the process of uncovering the essence of conscious experience. By suspending our beliefs about the external world and focusing solely on the phenomena as they appear to us in consciousness, we are able to access a deeper layer of reality. This reduction allows us to peel away the layers of interpretation and judgment that usually cloud our perception, revealing the pure essence of the phenomena. As we engage in this process of reduction, we come to the realization that there is a fundamental unity underlying all of our experiences. This unity is what Husserl refers to as the transcendental ego. The transcendental ego ...
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