Sixth Cartesian Meditation: The Idea of a Transcendental Theory of Method

Sixth Cartesian Meditation is a pivotal document in the development of one of the dominant philosophical directions of the twentieth century, Husserlian transcendental phenomenology. Meant to follow a systematic revision of Husserl's first five Cartesian Meditations, the Sixth Meditation, written in 1932, constituted a dialogue between Husserl and Fink, on the basic principles of phenomenology and its theoretical limits. The resulting text provides a framework for a radical reinterpretation of phenomenology. It is essential reading for students of twentieth-century thought.