Phenomenology is the philosophical study of objectivity and, more generally, reality as subjectively lived and … See more

The term phenomenology derives from the Greek φαινόμενον, phainómenon ("that which appears") and λόγος, lógos ("study"). It entered the English language around the turn of the 18th century and first appeared in direct co… See more

Phenomenology proceeds systematically, but it does not attempt to study consciousness from the perspective of clinical psychology or neurology. Instead, it seeks to determine the essential properties and structu… See more

Edmund Husserl "set the phenomenological agenda" for even those who did not strictly adhere to his teachings, such as Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, to name just the foremost. Each think… See more

Some scholars have differentiated phenomenology into these seven types:
1. Transcendental constitutive phenomenology studies how objects are constituted in transcendental consciousness, setting asi… See more