This book offers a systematic interpretation of the relation between natural science and metaphysics in Husserl's phenomenology. It shows that Husserl's account of scientific knowledge is a radical alternative to established methods and frameworks in contemporary philosophy of science.

Emiliano Trizio is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Introduction and Plan of the Work

1. The Relation between Physical Theory and Reality: Historical and Conceptual Materials

2. Husserl's Conception of Natural Science between the Theory of Knowledge and Metaphysics

3. Transcendental Consciousness and Nature

4. The Transcendental Constitution of Material Nature

5. Life-World, Natural Science, and the Crisis of Philosophy

Conclusion