Quantum mechanics, when interpreted through the phenomenological lens of London and Bauer, can transform physics into a “genuine science” that is grounded in the lifeworld and transcendental subjectivity, thereby completing the project Husserl outlined in The Crisis of European Sciences. While this interpretation takes a step toward Husserl’s phenomenology, a more thorough phenomenological investigation is still required to avoid a new crisis. The authors argue that Steven French underestimates the “constitutional history” of the mathematical idealities that underpin quantum mechanics, meaning the historical and subjective processes by which those mathematical concepts were formed.
Radical neurophenomenology rethinks the relationship between subjectivity and objectivity by using the concept of constitution to avoid dualistic frameworks. This paper argues that Merleau-Ponty's later work, especially his notion of the flesh, provides a suitable framework for elaborating a viable concept of co-constitution. Beyond theoretical analysis, the paper illustrates the pragmatic gain of this concept by showing how it should inform the understanding of modern neuroimaging techniques and qualitative phenomenological philosophy analysis of subjectivity and lived experience, thereby contributing to neurophenomenological inquiries.