'This powerful, highly illuminating study of the notion of layering in Husserl's phenomenology makes a significant and original contribution to both Husserl scholarship and contemporary Continental philosophy in general. Comprehensive and up to date, it is especially forceful in its presentation of its two central themes, the intersubjectivity and the "layering" of our experience. Peter R. Costello has done an excellent job of writing in a very accessible and engaging prose style and of performing a careful and synthetic scholarly study of a wide range of Husserl's texts.' -- Kirsten Jacobson, Department of Philosophy, University of Maine

Layers in Husserl's Phenomenology provides close readings and analyses of a number of Husserl's key translated and untranslated works across the entirety of his corpus. While maintaining a dialogue with four decades' worth of scholarship on Husserl, Peter R. Costello provides a number of new and significant insights that depart from earlier interpretations of his work, along with a revised, consistent translation of a number of important Husserlian terms.

Layers in Husserl's Phenomenology situates Husserl firmly within the trajectory of later Continental thought and contributes to the recent reconsideration of Husserl as a legitimate precursor to the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jacques Derrida. Written in a readable style appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students, this study will be valued by those interested in phenomenology in general and in Husserl in particular.

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‘It is a superbly written study of the philosophy of Edmund Husserl…Costello's book makes a significant contribution to the field, and will be important for scholars and students alike, both for the study of Husserl and for the broader question of phenomenology's importance as a fruitful approach to urgent issues in philosophy.’

"‘Costello provides a valuable addition to Husserlian scholarship, primarily due to the clarity of his writing and excellent choice of examples.’" - Dialogue vol 52:02:2013

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‘Costello’s Husserl interpretation can be considered as a layer in the book which as a whole is an adventurous and ambitious piece of phenomenology, clearly written with enthusiasm and passion.’

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‘This book as a whole is an adventurous and ambitious piece of phenomenology, clearly written with enthusiasm and passion.’