Τόδε τὶ, Individuum, Region

Abstract

In this chapter we discuss the last part of the first chapter of Ideas I in order to assess some of the most technical and important terms and notions that characterize Husserl’s doctrine of the a priori in 1913. In particular, we will elaborate on the distinction between a loose concept of region and a more rigorous one, only on the basis of which what Husserl means by regional or material ontology and science can be fully appreciated. In light of such crucial distinction we will reaffirm the thesis to the effect that it is a mistake to speak of material ontologies in the Logical Investigations.