transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object. * * * ▪ philosophy the self that is necessary in order for there to be a unified empirical self consciousness. For Immanuel Kant (Kant, Immanuel), it… … Universalium
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object … Useful english dictionary
transcendental idealism — ▪ philosophy also called formalistic idealism term applied to the epistemology of the 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant (Kant, Immanuel), who held that the human self, or transcendental ego, constructs knowledge out of sense… … Universalium
Transcendental Meditation — Transcendental Meditation, or TM, is the trademarked name of a meditation technique introduced in 1958 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917 2008). The technique, practiced for twenty minutes twice a day while sitting with one s eyes closed,… … Wikipedia
ego — The thinking, active self; the self conceived of as the organizing and continuing subject of experience and the author of action. In Kant there is a distinction between the empiricial ego, given in ordinary self consciousness, and the… … Philosophy dictionary
empirical ego — noun In the thought of and , the self of each person, understood as the locus of personality and capable of being known as an object by means of reflective awareness, in contrast with the transcendental ego which is always an experiencing subject … Wiktionary
The Transcendence of the Ego — is a philosophical and psychological essay written by Jean Paul Sartre in 1937. The essay demonstrates Sartre’s transition from traditional phenomenological thinking and most notably his break from Edmund Husserl’s school of thought. This… … Wikipedia
Critique of Pure Reason — Part of a series on Immanuel … Wikipedia
Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… … History of philosophy
Phenomenology (The beginnings of) — The beginnings of phenomenology Husserl and his predecessors Richard Cobb Stevens Edmund Husserl was the founder of phenomenology, one of the principal movements of twentieth century philosophy. His principal contribution to philosophy was his… … History of philosophy
