Phenomenology, a philosophical movement originating in the 20th century, the primary objective of which is the direct investigation and description of phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their causal explanation and as free as possible from unexamined preconceptions and

The main characteristics of phenomenology are: It describes the meanings of the experiences that have been lived by a person or several people with respect to a certain concept. It is not interested in the explanation, but rather, it is concerned with the essential aspects of the lived experience. It is the systematic study of subjectivity.

Basically, phenomenology studies the structure of various types of experience ranging from perception, thought, memory, imagination, emotion, desire, and volition to bodily awareness, embodied action, and social activity, including linguistic activity.