phenomenology

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Noun — The study of the structures of consciousness and experience as they appear from a person's own point of view.

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Phenomenology is an academic term used mainly in philosophy and, in a different sense, in physics.

Etymology

The word joins phenomenon with the suffix -logy, meaning the study of. Phenomenon itself comes from an Ancient Greek word for a thing that appears to view, so phenomenology is literally the study of what shows itself to the mind. The term was first used in the eighteenth century in the circle around the philosopher Chr...

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What is phenomenology?

It is the philosophical study of experience and consciousness, focused on how things appear to a person from their own perspective.

Who founded phenomenology as a philosophical movement?

The movement based on this study was started by Edmund Husserl in the early twentieth century.

What does phenomenology mean in physics?

In physics it refers to turning a theory into predictions that can be tested against measurements or observations.

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