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phenomenology

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phenomenology


Main Entry:
phe·nom·e·nol·o·gy Listen to the pronunciation of phenomenology
Pronunciation:
\fi-ˌnä-mə-ˈnä-lə-jē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural phe·nom·e·nol·o·gies
Etymology:
German Phänomenologie, from Phänomenon phenomenon + -logie -logy
Date:
circa 1797
1: the study of the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy2 a (1): a philosophical movement that describes the formal structure of the objects of awareness and of awareness itself in abstraction from any claims concerning existence (2): the typological classification of a class of phenomena <the phenomenology of religion> b: an analysis produced by phenomenological investigation
— phe·nom·e·nol·o·gist Listen to the pronunciation of phenomenologist \-jist\ noun
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