[Notice of Postponement]

2020/02/28

The workshop "Reconsidering Husserl's Theory of Time—On the Aporia of the Theory of Reflection,"
scheduled for Saturday, March 14, has been postponed due to the recent situation surrounding the novel coronavirus and to prevent infection among
participants. A new date for the event will be determined after observing how the situation
develops. We appreciate your understanding.

Overview: Husserl's reflections on time, for which he continued to write research manuscripts from his early to his late period, have been interpreted in relation to the "enigma of the living present"

(Husserl). With the emergence of this problem, they are seen as touching upon the limits of the phenomenological theory of reflection, which employs the constitutive analysis of intentional objects as its method.

The leading proponent of this interpretation in Germany is Klaus Held, author of Lebendige Gegenwart (1966),

while in Japan, Keisuke Saito and others have built upon this interpretation to develop phenomenology

into the philosophical problematics of post-structuralist French philosophy, including figures like Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida

(e.g., Keisuke Saito, "Shikō no Rinkai—Chōetsuronteki Genshōgaku no Tettei" [The Limits of Thought—A Thorough Investigation of Transcendental Phenomenology], 2000). In response to these trends, in recent years,

Daisuke Sato (Okayama University) has vigorously presented counterarguments in works such as "Is the Problem of Reflection Really a Problem?—A Re-examination of Husserl's Early Theory of Time"

(in "Tetsugaku" [Philosophy], no. 70, edited by The Philosophical Association of Japan, 2019). We are therefore taking this opportunity for both Sato and Saito

to engage in direct discussion and, together with the participants, to reconsider what was happening in Husserl's phenomenology, what should be considered the problem,

and what the scope and potential for development of that problem are. We would like to hold a workshop to think about these points anew

with the participants. The workshop will be moderated by Genki Uemura (Okayama University), who has been a driving force in the vibrant field of contemporary phenomenological research in Japan

through activities such as the Husserl Study Group. The workshop will begin with 40-minute presentations by Sato and Saito, respectively.

After a break, the latter hour will be entirely dedicated to a discussion between the presenters and the audience.