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Predetermination and Change in Living Beings

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Phenomenology constitutes a movement which unfolds in different directions: some are nearer to Edmund Husserl’s thoughts (1859–1938), as the orthodox manifestation of the movement; others are further afield, as would be the case of Nicolai Hartmann (1882–1950): his thoughts are considered to be outside the scope of phenomenology, whereas others see him as a heterodox manifestation of the movement. In any case, Hartmann uses phenomenology in order to purify philosophical problems, without disregarding the scientific contribution. This dependence on the sciences is more obvious in his last works, and especially in his Ontology, and this paper will focus on one of its aspects.