Imaginative consciousness, phantasy and method in Husserl

When elaborating the third section of Ideas I, and in particular paragraph 70, Husserl hands down to its interpreters a difficult task. Although classic studies, such as of Eugen Fink and Maria Manuela Saraiva have somehow dealt with the philosophical implications of that section, new approaches are relevant. Especially aft er the publication in 1980 of volume 23 of Husserliana, referring to intuitive presentifications. The article is structured from three core objectives: 1) Explain and discuss the concepts and clinchers in the third section of Ideas I, examining the interpretation of the classic commentators mentioned above, 2) Present and discuss major philosophical contributions brought by the volume Nachlass of the treatment of the themes of imaginative consciousness, fiction and the Husserlian phenomenological method, connecting them to the argumentative texture of these pieces of Ideas I. 3) Examine the scope of some contemporary interpretations of the themes from the above in previous sections.