PHENOMENOLOGY

phenomenology

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

phenomenology (countable and uncountable, plural phenomenologies)

(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.

(philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl.

Source: Wiktionary


Phe*nom`e*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Phenomenon + -logy: cf. F. phénoménologie.]

Definition: A description, history, or explanation of phenomena. "The phenomenology of the mind." Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HERMAPHRODITE

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