Abstract

Two years ago, in the course of a very generous, but refreshingly critical review of my historical introduction to phenomenology, Professor Chappell expressed the opinion that the difference between phenomenological and analytical philosophizing was perhaps less than I realized. At that time my first response was that this opinion should be put to a test by having both approaches tackle the same topic independently and then comparing not only the results but the actual procedures. I am grateful to our present program committee for arranging to test out my proposal, and even more grateful for their finding, not without much effort and difficulty, the present takers of my challenge, among them Professor Chappell.