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Orientations in Phenomenology

Phenomenology has a rich and complex background and it continues to evolve along lines that find their origins in earlier periods and movements. From a philosophical point of view there exist many continuities and discontinuities among the various phenomenological...

Phenomenological Reduction

The phenomenological reduction: concreteness Method: Bracket all knowledge, all theory or theoretical meaning, all belief in what is real, and aim at evoking concreteness or living meaning. The phenomenological reduction requires that one avoid all abstraction, all...

Phenomenological Sources

The variety of philosophical and applied phenomenological literature is a rich source for insights. It speaks for itself that anyone undertaking a phenomenological study would find the domain of phenomenological literature the most helpful source of meaning. For...

Reductio

Reductio It is impossible to practice the phenomenological method without understanding the meaning and significance of the reduction. “Reduction” is the technical term that describes a phenomenological device which permits us to discover what Merleau-Ponty (1962)...

Reflective Methods

The purpose of phenomenological reflection is to try to grasp the meaning of something. Phenomenological reflection is both easy and difficult.It is easy because to perceive the meanings of human experiences is something everyone does constantly in everyday life. For...

Relational Reflection

Relational Reflection Lived other (communality or relationality) is the lived relation we maintain with others in the interpersonal space that we share with them. As we meet others, we approach them in a corporeal way: through a handshake or by gaining an impression...