Week 7: Phenomenology Flashcards
Phenomenology
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
Purposes of Phenomenology
attempts to describe the lived experiences of human beings without making assumptions or have preconceptions or biases about the objective reality of experience
Intentionality
a mental directedness towards or representation of something else where the mental phenomena can be considered anything that we can bring before our mind
Mental Status
made up of perceptions, beliefs, hopes, fears, and more that has the feature of being or about something other than yourself
Edmund Herssel
1859-1938 that the father of phenology who also created intentionality, essences and reduction
Essences
description of phenomena in their pure form
Reduction
bracketing, assumptions and biases to capture a pure phenomenon
Epoche
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
Universal Essence
eidetic structure, suggested that a phenomenon could be captured within a consciousness and can be described in the pure form
Martin Heidegger
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
Hermeneutic Circle
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
Hans Georg Gadmer
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
Horizons
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
Existentialism
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
Grounding
based on experiences of everyday life, what is common, is explored, and for the purpose of either description or interpretation
Reflexivity
hermeneutics, being open to different interpretations to gain greater meaning and understanding where interpretations is integral to human existence
Humanization
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
Methodology of Phenomenology Types
descriptive - Hurssel and Heidegger, describing the lived experiences
interpretive
Analyzing Data in Phenomenology
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
Problems with Phenomenology
method slurring
not keeping it grounded in philosophy
keeping it atheroetical, non-mechanical
Pros with Phenomenology
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
