1. A philosophical approach that concentrates on the structures of experience and consciousness, examining how things appear to us in our lived experience
Phenomenology seeks to understand the essence of human consciousness through first-person experience.
A fenomenologia busca compreender a essência da consciência humana através da experiência em primeira pessoa.
2. The study of phenomena as they appear to consciousness, rather than the study of things in themselves
In phenomenology, we focus on how objects are perceived rather than their objective properties.
Na fenomenologia, focamos em como os objetos são percebidos em vez de suas propriedades objetivas.
3. A philosophical movement associated with thinkers like Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Phenomenology has profoundly influenced existentialism and hermeneutics.
A fenomenologia influenciou profundamente o existencialismo e a hermenêutica.