| Participation and Luminosity Eric Voegelin’s critique of Edmund Husser!’s phenomenology ohn Rhee : {$1 Introduction ee Voegsi is wel known for many of hs schol acomplsnens, Tncding his searching invesognons ito pola! gross is tree ‘hows page maransp story of pola wera his unfinished Sie “otume piosphy of hoy? Lens wellknown ze Voegeli substantive “nun he phbsophy of conecowness, Vogein scoped that ty phlowoply wewingo te meaning of Ratory and puts hao rple ‘tt ine pon of the ata of conaciounesim genel nd the pei Dbiem of how human bingy comcoutyexpesence meng in SO ‘Tonge hu beac conversant with ll the lesing puosophis of co ‘Scovsnesinthe Wess tadion, om he ancient exploration ofthe inte Pec Soci and Plt ght pe she major hosophie suds of ‘Snows that dominate mincenth and rene cen pinoy. including the phenomensogy of Edmund Hose” “though Vocgelin aed Hie for what he consered the ters phenonenolopeal shaban of cass phosphine, Voegin ‘Tes amulanou epeled by what he pereed o be Hoses ene “hoscomings (he tobi posopy of history, eich cred aba ish ponopy. and) his fate to tow beyond ei epstelogical problems tthe cone probes of human existence, Beets Voegins any fh ee esse ped in he Ge Wik of Ba Vg ‘iH oh Coan MO. Unt Maus Pr 989-20, Mabry ei na 8 Hay 9 Pa f Pe a i prof etme wg et \ “hon yousanderalla tse entre set ewmeolgy Te Vln ons ane Ged Nien (Cobnbia MO Uae ‘ipat Ma Bes 1577 “ST Win, Goa ips WI Re IT Jo RWiee oa cess on Huse pio appear in prt fxs tine JETT tae endear so be teed npn tems, eet esnanion of eens deed fo wt of sports the wing pope wl ages est oe Fees acy dee ccm of Huser se fom singe oo ial be maqoey of Hut pony of cous ee kg the plone by Voge ives no th Speen bo oy and pn? ‘Figgas dncmon of Vogels andesanding of Hose tioiope th Cf e Eno Soe he te tsi eee taned este of Mase Second, comme on ee YORE ats bak noma eee develops + consti Sere Seinen ots Fly tow how the pole of MR Sino of nano ocr er the 0 ofboth se (Voge coca of Hae. 2 The Historiography of unser! Criss 210 To understand his cans of Huser we str eso Voge reins of ah pionphy of hry nthe Css This ay em » PCE Fame ple Hue scholar since may of Huse comment (ee tear he Rosa tecont of te Ci asec independent of {Si patnoenloga and epstemnlog scons. To Voeein. in const seed nt lepume hese rw components of the Ca? becuse de Tipe gs ht hie on he pix o onus ise fon mp fhe flo Hoses peel fe 8 eat cand hor Remember of ngs pe” Anas, SPS cae of Hed cud a ve ern wee i Teo ana ete of Hane ans of anemone a “On te ean Hs Cra of ie Eat Sit ad Tn Pm gy ey Dad Cae Con sNews Gaeci Prs, im ico be bcc a Has spy fhe pon sil sane of spew see pooper nd a ese CM ae Sle pets pede wo ety nO teas TEER pay dec ty German oes, afer Ho! km aa rae pba of he ry pt 08 SRAESEGMS Silene peso of dow gus we em YOST Sth el Hae” at od Pi Pay ie an Et Vg 134190, ws 2 SER tury Cooper ore Pak PA The Pena one cr24 Parnes ano Lose ply sony act bh the cent jaienton fo he vale of Hct inl hg Hose on ph ‘Venetia wes fiche by Huse eliane phosopinng eight from the tte of hit Bet book, Os be Few of he Aman Minch oa of seal thos of sme cnscoumnes, Huss amongst hers ‘to shefre had igh expectations of the Cri aed eagei ght ‘orf the moment be eat of i pueato. None, Voegeli ‘Specaone wren many ways disappointed” He wer of his smbieence ins conmspondence wih Aled See, where he eal the Cis "the most “ienica cpsemslgial performance of our ime" apd pases the eat iy wih whith Hose west of the problems of wascendena subjccity ta the evalicheent ofthe objet Of the (rater) wood Nonete- ies ho he epistemological orem of the text and it coresponding pcre af sony tube Vacgein I asthe same ambalence, Vege Ken wrte co chit hate foward ll dhe oier works of Hise the {Chiat ceed ig 19 te tesa of posh hough eel ustemoloplsefston, et sever pst sgh dha aha oesove ‘hottie and coerete phioopcal problems" Fotermoe, Voegeli Could ot accep ees Hoses phonon of iey oe Huse esti ‘ess WA, Fam haan aceon ee ener” Tein of foe” equny only Car aio of the Cra sometines at ‘fem of ey Es nporance wo ene Ian ne he corning Pls Cots amlon en Inte am Vg “Le fore puro of con hg tim of btn mi een hema” Voge, “Lane 20-23 "ec ori Te om f se Ania Mind zs Rath Hei thin tn fren Gab and Bay Chops Cad Wark of Et Voge (Cotman MO Univesity of Miso Pres 195). "cee Lene” 2"Remenaneo ig ps" 9-10, a Rig dnd cp ee 2. eee epstemlog ia mined imporan he of piso bt edge not xt be oes th pnp nd i eer ta ‘eigen thene mors ahese elich al oe sophia! pols ae het ‘ota if wih he Endaton ofa epiemgy » pibsy alo fondd {Tecoma de apa arid me a pegannon toy Ae ott ese a ed ey Vin Jove: RWiere 255 reanalysis of pbs cognition. urn is to Hoses isxoxogs hy 24-7 Cte ep Sie nd Tne hg 8 aa Mee ect edgy se Seen eon gone Veo ter Pe Sea ES cen ened a fh Eun Ste sarge Pg Tocca bce ea pst niga men nes ang aa coger pain any The oe te cop Sa ce seme Eamon rca # aoe Fc peng sco th Cop he i SE smut tt cer be ee eich sor ney er med dene te leer en tse Eo anya Rape con™ (ola eran ee eto pli wk ong han ate dnc Hats Tere ee fn boro te ner SUES RG ince ts sro of ee comers ey See OT cay any te eo as rm of a ee sci nota sd vr em of des tis new one thee is abo ater nceess ost he Cr sb Set sc ery meng Te ee sat amen peony om pony ee et mapper: bree cae ening” Pennell hiring nF a ae pce tees ew cer deco cy thon ee oct a hay on eter wy tema aT SG Senne cp hp an ene iy Secret nC th op Sma Tr sr Peay by Edel (on Ts Norwest Une Pes, maa. Tay tein ines mle erty cr inde pole” Huse, ni = "Stet th open chaps of Huse arpene 256 Pannernion No Laos eran gna odin ne ns Spe tat non tebsi oF psophy bu 2c be Foundation of al he ences “Zita nts apposch so plotopby which makes Huse i erst n hor pea suing For hitry has no air oe cn pre (Sher cnet css nr intel ince istry com ‘le and comps of contingent ators Bk fie acts. Ths alo chs Hoses ceruny Hence the specie methodological inoraon of phe Rtenclegy sccm prey to ake sry asa theme of psopical ‘Ragusa in fac exp he, ines pm characte of ‘Tenn pam of the Gnas While pei amass of historia ise, (ich ice ot Kans vresimes stain beating lay and init, mets umiesnding ofthe sure of history im genera a good del (eet In many eect thee riedatons on the mau of sory ap fpr be Hoses "esa" posing about story (hough he ‘mente hough abou thee ue foe many yeas) and wae al he ‘raha of someting ot wholly worked trough These pin ate not xt in Vocpet who nmi Hons pec anaes bus bed by the ‘vel contrac” loss peimaryefections on he metho of the Ci found tn wo places in Pa G§1-7 and in $15, Reflection onthe metho of (rhs! manner of smenigation” section which Voegeli eter ‘Shur conptasact ‘Ths scoom pets wast of generations 09th Sc Hamed dees fom reeting om hs previo eaten of Galea ‘Xow pin eer so Voogela discussion ae perinent er, st, Hose develop # tesa conxption of tony born, Hoel sagen of the phioeoper (his ese hie) acing 25 the ‘econ of ronal measng on reasons posites by mea Tite ee volume of he re one pets he ee fo i Te sont eto it ied te Cs ad ering 2 ink np of hers led eh wet sto ewe 8 ‘Becca us of Marin Heegge an Kat pers wove evil hing PASS pe or hoor and ony and whose emia a one ‘Sorts ep Hiss cum hang Se a, tocton 1 ia See ere ctepe mcm pet a "Zhe ming allan sw esa me hae en, epi nn eh ha we oe eh, See. Noel, "Ler". Treat ar anit be endo poi oom Sec wate. 1 im outer phan ao pes acing omy beh ily fo RW a1 ing one mnifesaions of oni ison” Hay hv etc sae eat accounts tie reeaon of te “Exopean sit a ea oe fey pmb mr a Hse wich long wi cognate motos vt Peropeas haan) scone wi rely empl PS” ee Chinon” “The Buopen spt” or"Europea oma” SEE, fr Huser nce an empl acopologe Pe wees uy ot people determined by tbe boundaries of space and me rere liel of exer by xa,» etonaydicoveed and ‘eituaed ead by West posopy bu intend forall of oma SENMur een le inn and clonal oem" Esopeb ee Fic opal ta nace lhe sane oh a edi aie Sek a pop exter Cs 8 ee Roe euo ote unketanding of ts wn pili hontai he pono meaphyses str poise a eee pins waren hse be eens rtd aan Sayan ec er em whch sino BEF ee ee ha Gre dopey of any wh ls at tr shen mere act oa hse a cmc oe ang any oe cao nd SE ST may oer de beh war ee tay we et Hoe ta 5 pi em no he ong "Wen hat wc a nomi: of wen phox Ramey 5 od A Frame Soin of te ac porn dw we a nea Fe Rie howe he me mea sano lations i oe gsc ees he i ani th (lero th amen pe” Vries? 2 oe Cts (ayy fe ot oy he tr a ay loo cee RT eon sonny tale Wy pce soon ao ede whens tesco of te opens of a go een toe nic of aoe men nt we tery Sree arn ro Hseprimary corbson to wold ciinacon andthe imate of itony® ‘Consequently the “esi of de European eines” isin practice a rs of ‘Since the ne of phlwopy’ fs arian in ancient Greece, it has ben inthe plcnopher tt die etal ea as been bots, ay sought ana let ip some ear, ved and aricted. The poo. hes, for Huser therefore aot a mere academic or member of pec cele ety mem oa teen Fc hlospher that eon "reveled" mann ™ The gemune pooper ‘ote eucidates and embodies the anal, bt by meas of tht le ‘eves the matte of tetoa and with ithe nat and tro ory 2b ani Huse heteoe ait sch represen of oth piosoph ‘al atooaiy and hntoy$ at earn to mening ete ace of bony ‘nd ofers ever sing propositions For one, te poropberin ariel {ng the eve matre of soley apd the ena ie simply fing ole opie ened engned by te spice prvi try, ha epg san ‘nstoe isin eta istry of stand date socal process an age” [Ath sume dine ry agency eens Eom these of the man ‘commun sch any hatte phlwopher pons partake of the process and pldoophizes ar faneion of that pre” ‘Fort pil state of th new pip ning what ‘esses tp ences of rs Eagan nyo ‘uy hiss ew ya api he fnging er and Sie pe an dc pane He Ca 2 SPhlsopy and scence woud cong be he hss vent tough whch uel ano aia hana such eee” Hae (Cong "16 Thong Hane ce ence sie son, he ee ‘pote psn xc flee Sec. 22 where Hoe yr we econ of nai” image suneng ee obdenc tte pie “We ae dagh ad on othng ‘the an re ft atta pil Heong” None, ene” 2 sea, Ca he pp pion int agen oy Thi prin act Hoge th aa —comin noe rt he roe by ‘een on hoy sete of he spt naman My nd pec ke ‘ured of ral vase of pono gc nd ‘St clghcnig of har at fer ng wih ep te ge fon ‘Sof ger bnd eather cn oe eine sting oh ‘han he pen sles fe phsopher of hare ew cing, om ‘Tels athena weet ow hie neil 0 sd a el [th po forces That an oa vl pana ide ioe ence e pb ofthe pisos nie of cei Hosted main ai todo une co of te pty evan escent sory of pop orero der ha the {Span nl go eit econ Tho pre 2 opening rts ior Be a of hoy eet te bone sang i eral forms pein Sree P ic asm Tic meng of histor or Has Sey opber main ca how pxopy bee of 00, SNE rns hel ome and by dscring he ding ‘ethical pray sane ths or fm Tags pgs to era dnensons of Hse po phy of ton Fae Vora note at Hise ones is pow sty oa tear ce se nl” Tee ofl th Grek be Tetra etre eet pia rsh of poy dt Fe he Expense gl ariesn of at er yicscannd sages be barn, ogres a Deets 8 th 15 Fook peony” et ge oa coche TAER.U Tw bean comcrnnese and he probleme accel wih ‘RES of emcee oa the poln f “tr PRR Tessar meno of Psp emg i ere "Fs class on te pol of know ad te cot of th nd og of hry need ranocaden eno eee in Huse psopy ond ne posta of tose who oe acne etn Inter od amend pero acter kad of pean nex hoo agen he reso aman bona he new eaaton of te hasten of eg = “eachg simone cmcrpeaiy aes i or ge ei ou nd wonhional wo” Vee, "ene” 2; Hue Cr, 1-Ca so et aa ih Hep se Cr, acon t Crs, anon of te rae "Ost loop] ‘sto mle empha be ional coring fp. REE SoE pup andar sane me whew ty os ners arte bores hr kl wo eprint co pe ‘a ensne” Hose Css See qunason inn Pet a ert of hing a” 910 and “ee pin es sone ny th eth of HDT cy se te hear sat 0 ond eas wen he a cn ing Sx Leer” 2 ee Sewn sa bing we hve dead i 0 geo tg pe ae eto fej howl, oui 7620 Parncrson as Lmao “The second pois Vogel undies is that Henze considers the xv of temncendeal phenomenology not al tobe the nt age but ‘es be al tage of tory Hossed wees: To every oni ounditon belongs ese Ga! founda- tion age fk bythe histone procera aecom Phe when the kha aed a pfctl, and with that an apes method, dat atevery sep of he eizaton the Comune venue to new tp ni ot cher of abt (ote con of ofa pe AY hs ply at ‘nk wel ose ee redid gy a Ronen of spi ound meet” Hoe ap pic, Hoste cems toa, ve inated a movement toward tren an flr only, monement being wth he Grek poo hers sounded in maetn prop, an Engi realmton in tan Senet phesomenclogy whoa dhs cons, the highpoint nd go {Funan etna, art as Grek pllonphy i the pial exablshment, “ascendcal phenomenology ith al enabshment of posh. And nce the elon of exon, dsconeed ad acca by poopy {sao the gol of human existence, eansendenal phepomenongy and ‘Bvconris turn ou be he mening ed ppone of aman history. 22 These reo pate in Huse philosophy of history —seleology andthe thee sage model—aee fat to Vong, Jr yea ene, Vongelin Inn pablabed ctor of two ls of matical phiosopy of hit tony he eed the “Aversiic” an the“Thomiese' pes" Hse FRnonography associ 0 Voegei’ teraiolgy is of the Avera eo.in tht, ke Aveo, Huse hin of fist ara atl fling of 1 deste ecg, bated on ome ommoa substance of humanity (ev Avert te common bane ide woos Huse the pit Iman in bumaniy of which porophen, Huss ss, ate“hincon oe) Forthermors, Hamels trees hizcogapy flies 4 sla per fo vaous ype Of history Voegeli deci ecined in his hi {oeyof pl seein ouch hnkers a Condret, Trg, Sein Sion | ted Cont. In each cat, Voesia ition there tlelogealy ven thee sg storing, whose opposed endpoit so purpose the Ut organ Lee” tiny Hoe og, “ewer”, 22-23, Hasse, Ci, 7. oi Zep in Py nd PgR 400) See Vg, Fe Exp ae Duta NCD vex Ps 79). fons RW a ‘ening nd pose of hoy ich heres ay ete AE a Py ach meso sree nd hoes ot De pened. "cgi me sch stopp “gor” sng he en me of Rigs Remy a connate. Goowice, fo Vg, MSEipaowo wn scaly elev and pci fom of eonscos RTT rund one th oe ete acento bat Nae in au ne thei Westen cle, aa