Phenomenology Definitions

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Pedagogy

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A noun for the profession, science, or theory of teaching.

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Phenomenology

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The main idea of phenomenology is to study the structure and content of lived experience from the first-person perspective.

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Alterity

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A philosophical term meaning “otherness”.

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Anthropomorphism

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The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.

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Axiology

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The branch of philosophy dealing with values, as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.

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Axiom

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A premise so evident as to be accepted as true without controversy.

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Cogito

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Consciousness

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Dasein

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The human capability of wondering about our own existence.

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Eidos

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Essence

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Eidetic Reduction

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This method begins by comparing the phenomenon with other related but different phenomena, to help discern what the phenomenon is not. For more: https://goo.gl/P3dtbH

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Epistemology

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The study of knowledge or the structures with which we think.

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Epoché

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The theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world, and consequently all action in the world, are suspended.

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Ethos

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The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.

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Existentialism

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A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.

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Gestell (enframing)

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Literally means skeleton.

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Heuristic

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Pertaining to, or based on experimentation, evaluation, or trial-and-error methods.

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Hermeneutics

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Hermeneutics is the study of the interpretation of written texts, especially texts in the areas of literature, religion and law.

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Idiom

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A phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. An idiom’s figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. (eg. A chip on your shoulder, high as a kite)

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Intentionality

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The inseparable connectedness of the human being to the world.

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Lifeworld

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What humans experience pre-reflectively.

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Logos (meaning the study of)

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A literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.

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Ontology

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Ontology just means the study of Being. For more: https://goo.gl/P3dtbH

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Noema

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A technical term in phenomenology to stand for the object or content of a thought, judgment, or perception.

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Pathos (emotion)

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A communication technique used most often in rhetoric (where it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos).

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Praxis (process)

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The process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practiced, embodied, or realised.

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Present vs. Ready At Hand

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A hammer: it is ready-to-hand; we use it without theorizing. In fact, if we were to look at it as present-at-hand, we might easily make a mistake. Only when it breaks or something goes wrong might we see the hammer as present-at-hand, just lying there.

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Punctum

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The photographic detail that catches the eye, interrupts, disturbs, and evokes an unexpected mood—pensiveness, delight, or even tenderness.

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Quotidian

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The daily: usual or customary; everyday: ordinary; commonplace: something recurring daily.

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Reductio (reduction)

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The bracketing or suspension of our everyday “natural attitude”.

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Studium

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Basically the opposite of punctum. “I glance through them, I don’t recall them; no detail ever interrupts my reading: I am interested in them (as I am interested in the world), I do not love them”.

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Techne

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Tools that extend our reach, abilities, sensory perception, locomotion, and understanding.

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Textorium

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The space of the text. The space of the text is what we create in writing but it is also in some sense already there.

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Transcendental

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Relating to experience as determined by the mind’s makeup.

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Transcendental Reduction

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Suspending all transcendent claims; that is, all assertions about reality other than that of consciousness itself.

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Vocatio (vocative)

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The case used for a noun that identifies a person (animal, object, etc.) being addressed.

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Zeitgeist

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The intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time.

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Postphenomenology

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is empirical phenomenological research that attends to specific technologies and the existential and epistemological differences they may be making to pedagogical lifeworlds.