Epoché as the Breakthrough of the Natural Attitude

The following contribution aims to interpret the methodical device of Husserl’s epoché in light of the concept of breakthrough. Since the epoché is a theoretical device directed towards the suspension of the natural attitude, I will first attempt to define the concept of natural attitude. Subsequently, I will seek to understand the rich meaning of the concept of epoché . Finally, I will explore how this element is related to the concept of breakthrough. In other words, I will endeavour to clarify how the epoché determines a breakthrough of the natural attitude, which is not to be understood as “annihilation” or “destruction” but as a traversal.