Which philosopher greatly influenced Husserl's early work?
Immanuel Kant
Friedrich Nietzsche
Franz Brentano
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Answer
Franz Brentano, an Austrian philosopher and psychologist, greatly influenced Husserl's early work. Brentano introduced Husserl to the concept of intentionality, which became a central theme in Husserl's phenomenology. Intentionality refers to the directedness of consciousness toward objects or states of affairs.
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