phänomenologischen

Phänomenologischen refers to anything related to phenomenology, a philosophical method and approach that focuses on the structures of conscious experience as experienced from the first-person point of view. It aims to describe these experiences in detail, without making assumptions about their objective reality or their causes. Key figures in phenomenology include Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty.

The phenomenological method typically involves a process called epoché, or bracketing, where the researcher sets aside preconceived notions about the world to focus solely on the phenomena themselves. This allows for a direct examination of how things appear to consciousness. Phenomenology has been applied in various fields, including psychology, sociology, literature, and art criticism, to understand subjective experience and its meaning. It emphasizes the intentionality of consciousness, meaning that consciousness is always directed towards something. The focus is on lived experience and how individuals make sense of their world. This approach seeks to reveal the essential structures of experience that are common to all individuals, despite their differing subjective perspectives.