urdoxa

English

Etymology

ur- +‎ Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa) in Husserlian phenomenology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊəɹ.dɒk.sə/

Noun

urdoxa (plural urdoxae or urdoxas)

  1. (philosophy, phenomenology) A pre-reflective, original belief; a foundational doxic attitude prior to doubt or affirmation.

Quotations

  • 1913, Edmund Husserl, Ideen zu einer reinen Phänomenologie und phänomenologischen Philosophie. Erstes Buch (Ideas I):
    Die fundierende Urform aller positionalen Erlebnisse bilden die unmodalisierten doxischen Akte – die sogenannte Urdoxa.
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