phenomenology
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əˈnɒlRelated forms
phe·nom·e·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
phe·nom·e·nol·o·gist, noun
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| 1. | the movement founded by Husserl that concentrates on the detailed description of conscious experience, without recourse to explanation, metaphysical assumptions, and traditional philosophical questions |
| 2. | the science of phenomena as opposed to the science of being |
| phenomenological | |
| —adj | |
| phenomeno'logically | |
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| phenome'nologist | |
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Word Origin & History
phenomenology
1797, from Ger. Phänomenologie, used as the title of the fourth part of the "Neues Organon" of Ger. physicist Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-77), coined from Gk. phainomenon (see phenomenon) + -logia, from -logos "one who deals with certain topics." Psychological
sense, esp. in Gestalt theory, is from 1930.
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Example sentences
Then again, phenomenology is making an interesting come-back, particularly in the consciousness studies and researches.
Identical phenomenology, but vastly different implications for the underlying physics.
AR content must be accounted for in our quotidian phenomenology.
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