Description: In From Kant to Husserl, Charles Parsons examines a wide range of historical opinion on philosophical questions from mathematics to phenomenology. Amplifying his early ideas on Kant's philosophy of arithmetic, the author then turns to reflections on Frege, Brentano, and Husserl.
Brief description: Charles Parsons is Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Harvard University.
Review Quotes: Parsons's penetrating and careful exploration of fundamental issues in the philosophy of mathematics has led him to study in depth key figures in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century philosophy, notably Kant, Frege, Brentano, and Husserl. These essays combine subtle and original insights with a unified view on key topics beyond the philosophy of mathematics. Even those of us who without delay read everything that Parsons writes appreciate having these essays collected between two covers and provided with postscripts on recent developments.--Dagfinn Føllesdal, Stanford University