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phenomenology
[ fi-nom-uh-nol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the study of phenomena.
- the system of Husserl and his followers stressing the description of phenomena.
phenomenology
/ fɪˌnɒmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ; fɪˌnɒmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
- the movement founded by Husserl that concentrates on the detailed description of conscious experience, without recourse to explanation, metaphysical assumptions, and traditional philosophical questions
- the science of phenomena as opposed to the science of being
Derived Forms
- pheˌnomenoˈlogically, adverb
- pheˌnomeˈnologist, noun
- phenomenological, adjective
Other Words From
- phe·nom·e·no·log·i·cal [fi-nom-, uh, -nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], phe·nom·e·no·log·ic adjective
- phe·nom·e·nol·o·gist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of phenomenology1
Example Sentences
“Spiritually, if you look at this kind of thing, the reality is that it was never about the phenomenology of a hole,” Mr. Dumaine said in an interview.
"Stellar phenomenology is extremely rich, and no two stars are the same if looked at closely enough."
“I am interested in exploring the potential of our devices to investigate fundamental physics, including low-energy quantum gravity phenomenology,” he says.
I found that when I looked in bibliographies, I was running across words like "phenomenology" and "hermeneutics" and things I didn't quite understand why they were there.
Martin starts rambling off a list of words: thaumatology, ontology, eschatology, epistemology, phenomenology, teleology, etiology, ontogeny.
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