The Fundamental Concepts of Phenomenology
Claude Romano
Quiet Powers of the Possible January 13, 2026 DOI: 10.5422/fordham/9780823264711.003.0004 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Interview Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | There is a pre-linguistic order of experience distinct from conceptual thought and linguistic schemes. |
Abstract
In this interview, Claude Romano discusses his magnum opus, Au coeur de la raison: la phénoménologie (At the Heart of Reason) and defends the “phenomenological thesis” that there is a pre-lingusitic order of experience distinct from the forms of conceptual thought and the linguistic schemes that underlie them.
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