 Brentano’s reflections on time-consciousness illustrate very well his way of doing philosophy, but also the way in which his views have had an influence on others. As Oskar Kraus notes in his Recollections (cf. Kraus 1919, 39), Brentano has vividly engaged with the problem of time and the origins of time consciousness throughout his life. He presented it several times to students in class and discussed i in letters with colleagues at different moments in time. He never presented a systematic exposition of his views in publication, though. As a result, Brentano’s views on the topic were very dynamic, as he did not hesitate to revise them when he encountered problems or when changes in other parts of his overall theory made it necessary. As he never published a systematic statement of his views on time-consciousness, interested scholars could learn about it only from the expositions of Brentano’s students like Carl Stumpf, Anton Marty, and in particular Edmund Husserl who, however, used Brentano’s views as departing point for their own reflections, very often in an attempt to overcome the difficulties inherent to the version of Brentano’s theory they were acquainted with. Brentano’s own views were, thus, very influential, but risked to become eclipsed by the contributions of his students, who further developed them. 