by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Methods Procedures
Doing phenomenology involves two types of inquiry activities: empirical and reflective methods. In this inquiry model we are making a distinction between methodology (the reductio and the vocatio) and methods (empirical and reflective methods). Strictly speaking, the...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Micro Thematic Reflection
Micro-thematic Reflection Generally we can distinguish two types of micro thematic reflection: (1) the selective or highlighting approach; and (2) the detailed or line-by-line approach. In the selective or highlighting approach, we ask: “are there any phrases that...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Observing Experiences
Observing Experiences Observation or close observation is a more indirect method of collecting experiential material from others. For example, with young children, mentally handicapped, or very sick people it is often difficult to generate written descriptions or to...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Ontological Reduction
The ontological reduction: otherness Method: advice-Explore what recommendations for human action or social policy may be suggested. The ontological reduction involves the suspension of being itself. In Heidegerrian terms phenomenology asks the question of the being...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Orientations In Phenomenology
Phenomenology has a rich and complex background and it continues to evolve along lines that find their origins in earlier periods and movements. From a philosophical point of view there exist many continuities and discontinuities among the various phenomenological...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Pathic Intuitiveness
Pathic intuitiveness is a quality of tact. Intuitive practice is not “blind” or impulsive behavior. But at the same time, practice is intuitive when it is not mediated by something. Intuitive action is marked by a certain im-mediacy, just as intuitive understanding is...
