phenomenology
Americannoun
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the study of phenomena.
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the system of Husserl and his followers stressing the description of phenomena.
noun
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the movement founded by Husserl that concentrates on the detailed description of conscious experience, without recourse to explanation, metaphysical assumptions, and traditional philosophical questions
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the science of phenomena as opposed to the science of being
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of phenomenology
First recorded in 1790–1800; phenomen(on) + -o- + -logy
Example Sentences
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Drawing on Martin Heidegger’s phenomenology, he defines a UFO sighting as the sort of sense impression that happens “when the heavens break down and stop working.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In IIT’s understanding of consciousness, the painter brilliantly renders the phenomenology of the natural world onto a two-dimensional canvas.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023
"Stellar phenomenology is extremely rich, and no two stars are the same if looked at closely enough."
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
There is a strong connection between ethics and phenomenology.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
This, in a sense, is the beauty of phenomenology: it thrives on variety of perspective; it allows, perhaps requires, individual creativeness; it is always open.
From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson
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