Husserl turned phenomenology toward idealism because the epoché opened that door

Evidence

Husserl had long ago considered the possibility that the whole intentional dance could just as easily be understood as occurring inside a person’s inner realm. Since the epoché suspended questions about whether things were real, nothing stood in the way of this interpretation. Real, not real; inside, outside; what difference did it make? Reflecting on this, Husserl began turning his phenomenology into a branch of ‘idealism’ — the philosophical tradition which denied external reality and defined everything as a kind of private hallucination. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 162

Categorization

• XREF: The idealism move and its rejection is key later context for Sartre’s existentialism — a conceptually important fork in the road. — connects to: The epoché’s suspension of reality questions made Husserl’s phenomenology veer toward idealism — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 162; Husserl’s idealist turn was driven by a longing for certainty — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 163
• QUESTION: How directly did Husserl’s 1929 Paris lectures shape French phenomenology given Sartre missed them?

Broader Connections

• The epoché’s suspension of reality questions made Husserl’s phenomenology veer toward idealism #corroborates (0.95) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 162
• Husserl’s idealist turn was driven by a longing for certainty #expands (0.75) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 163