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phenomenology

phe·no·me·nology

UK/fɪˌnɒmɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ US/fɪˌnɑməˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

Origin

From phenomenon + -logy, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), hence "the study of what shows itself (to consciousness)".

Phrases

  • dual phenomenology
  • phenomenological reduction

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