Week 7: Phenomenology

Question 1

Phenomenology

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aims to explore and describe phenomena that is atheoretical based on the philosophical ideas rather than theoretical concepts and is a study of things as they appear through our experiences
interest is directed toward human experiences where value is placed on lived experiences
no right or wrong, just subjective experiences

Question 2

Purposes of Phenomenology

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attempts to describe the lived experiences of human beings without making assumptions or have preconceptions or biases about the objective reality of experience

Question 3

Intentionality

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a mental directedness towards or representation of something else where the mental phenomena can be considered anything that we can bring before our mind

Question 4

Mental Status

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made up of perceptions, beliefs, hopes, fears, and more that has the feature of being or about something other than yourself

Question 5

Edmund Herssel

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1859-1938 that the father of phenology who also created intentionality, essences and reduction

Question 6

Essences

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description of phenomena in their pure form

Question 7

Reduction

Answer 7

bracketing, assumptions and biases to capture a pure phenomenon

Question 8

Epoche

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to suspend belief where it is focusing on describing a phenomenon as it appears in one’s consciousness, prior to thinking about it or reflecting upon it

Question 9

Universal Essence

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eidetic structure, suggested that a phenomenon could be captured within a consciousness and can be described in the pure form

Question 10

Martin Heidegger

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1889-1996 interested in the interpretation of phenomena and how does one interpret their experiences and being in time
interested in ontology/the nature of being, placing the their existence and the phenomena impact on the person

Question 11

Hermeneutic Circle

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the whole text in it’s entirety leads to the individual parts of the text, which is the whole text, back and forth movement between the whole and the parts of the text
allows you to re-examine text, prejudices, biases, and it form another perspective

Question 12

Hans Georg Gadmer

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1990-2002 who is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century who was interested in hermeneutics, understanding is possible and what is common to understanding
understanding is only possible through history and language

Question 13

Horizons

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the limit or range of a person’s knowledge, understanding, or experience Reading broadens
Historically effected consciousness, present horizons, fusions of horizons and expansion of horizons

Question 14

Existentialism

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consists of temporality, spatiality (space), corporeality (body), and relationality (living in relation to others)
underpins many questions and human science researchers engage with phenomenology are interested in human existence

Question 15

Grounding

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based on experiences of everyday life, what is common, is explored, and for the purpose of either description or interpretation

Question 16

Reflexivity

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hermeneutics, being open to different interpretations to gain greater meaning and understanding where interpretations is integral to human existence

Question 17

Humanization

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consider the ontological and existential dimensions that provides context and meaning
language of experience from Dassien, people are in the world, researchers search for the fundamental and general categories of human existence that illuminates experiences that reveals a world

Question 18

Methodology of Phenomenology Types

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descriptive - Hurssel and Heidegger, describing the lived experiences
interpretive

Question 19

Analyzing Data in Phenomenology

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hermeneutic circle
discovering phenomenology themes in/from the data
analyzing phenomenology themes
interpreting themes for greater understanding and meaning of the phenomenon under the study

Question 20

Problems with Phenomenology

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method slurring
not keeping it grounded in philosophy
keeping it atheroetical, non-mechanical

Question 21

Pros with Phenomenology

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offers rich description and interpretations of people’s experiences in the world
connects human beings and creates space for greater understanding and meaning in the world
opens our perspective
frees us from thinking we need to have all the answers