Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher, born on 26 September 1889 in Messkirch, died on 26 May 1976. He is best known for his contributions to phenomenology and existentialism.
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Phenomenology
/fɪˌnɑməˈnɑləd͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "phenomenology" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Noun(2 words)
careful observationconsciousness study
Adjective(1 words)
descriptive phenomenology
Strong matches (10)
Noun(4 words)
detailed descriptionexperience descriptionexperience studyexperiential study
Related words (17)
metaphysicsmoral philosophyontologyphilosophastryphilosophic doctrinephilosophic systemphilosophic theoryphilosophical inquiryphilosophical speculationphilosophyschool of philosophyschool of thoughtscience of beingsophistrytheory of beautytheory of knowledgevalue theory
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10 entriesclass activitydisciplinedoctrineeducational approachfield of studyismphilosophical systemphilosophyschool of thoughtstudy method
More specific
6 entriesclassroom observationdescriptive phenomenologydescriptive reportingphenomenology of perceptionstudent reflectiontranscendental phenomenology
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6 entriesphenomenology approachphenomenology conceptphenomenology coursephenomenology methodphenomenology studyphenomenology term
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2 entriesSample sentences
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Writing, individuation, and civilization are all parts of one larger cultural phenomenology.
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A similar and more influential use of the term can be found in William Whewell's Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences (1847), where phenomenology occurs in the context of the "palaetiological sciences" (i.e., sciences which deal wih more ancient conditions of things), as that branch of these studies which is to be followed by aetiology and theory. Among such phenomenologies Whewell mentions particularly phenomenological uranology, phenomenological geography of plants and animals, and even a phenomenological glossology.
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The process of questioning back displaces the emphasis in phenomenology from an inquiry into modes of givenness, which assumes that there can be a simple starting point, to an inquiry into modes of pregivenness.
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