Answer to Question #307366 in Philosophy for Lungelo

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Define the concept of phenomenology

Answer 1

Phenomenology, a philosophical movement originating in the 20th century, the primary objective of which is the direct investigation and description of phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their causal explanation and as free as possible from unexamined preconceptions and presuppositions. Phenomenology is the philosophical study of observed unusual people or events as they appear without any further study or explanation. An example of phenomenology is studying the green flash that sometimes happens just after sunset or just before sunrise. Phenomenology is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness.