phenomenology

[ fi-nom-uh-nol-uh-jee ]

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nounPhilosophy.

the study of phenomena.
the system of Husserl and his followers stressing the description of phenomena.

Origin of phenomenology

First recorded in 1790–1800; phenomen(on) + -o- + -logy

Other words from phenomenology

phe·nom·e·no·log·i·cal [fi-nom-uh-nl-oj-i-kuhl], /fɪˌnɒm ə nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, phe·nom·e·no·log·ic, adjective
phe·nom·e·nol·o·gist, noun

Words Nearby phenomenology

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How to use phenomenology in a sentence

Understanding emotions and moods in this way explains why they have their characteristic phenomenology—the distinctive ways in which they appear in consciousness.
We Are Beast Machines - Issue 107: The Edge | Anil Seth | October 13, 2021 | Nautilus
Predictions geared toward finding out things will have a very different phenomenology from those geared toward controlling things.
We Are Beast Machines - Issue 107: The Edge | Anil Seth | October 13, 2021 | Nautilus
We call this project “machine phenomenology” by analogy with phenomenology in philosophy, which studies the structures of consciousness through systematic reflection on conscious experience.
Do You Want AI to Be Conscious? - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Ryota Kanai | June 9, 2021 | Nautilus
By that I mean your moral phenomenology as an engaged participant.
Are We Cut Out for Universal Morality? - Issue 100: Outsiders | William J. FitzPatrick | May 26, 2021 | Nautilus
In the last, as Julian Schmidt says, the ever varying scenery is made a 'frame for a kind of phenomenology of mankind.'
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times | Alfred Biese

While initiated for research purposes, the group phenomenology approach became a form of nursing praxis.
Nursing as Caring | Anne Boykin
The preface to the phenomenology signalled the separation from Schelling—the adieu to romantic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 | Various
In the phenomenology consciousness, self-consciousness and reason are dealt with.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 | Various
It falls under the three heads of anthropology, phenomenology and psychology proper.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for phenomenology

phenomenology

/ (fɪˌnɒmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

nounphilosophy

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 of phenomenology

phenomenological (fɪˌnɒmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
phenomenologically, adverb
phenomenologist, noun

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