phenomenology

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phenomenology /fɪˌnɒmɪˈnɒlədʒi/

▶noun Philosophy

• 1 the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being.

• 2 an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience.

– derivatives
phenomenological adjective,
phenomenologically adverb,
phenomenologist noun.