Phenomenology

In the milieu of philosophy, Phenomenology is a philosophical movement which was laid the corner stone by Edmund Husserl. The movement came into being in the twentieth century during its early years of expansion with a close circle of followers who believed in the traditions. It was first formed and organized in the universities of Gottingen and Munich in Germany which later spread far and wide reaching France, United States. But, the context which the founder quoted was lost in the transition and distance yet it did reach to a certain extent. In definition terms, it is the phenomena that become visible during acts of consciousness. The primary focus of the subject lies on the systematic reflection on and analysis of the structure of consciousness.

The phenomenology is mostly defined and inclined to a single person or from the first person perspective where one would feel the own consciousness in terms such as myself or I but it is also applicable to others in any terms. In the theory promoted and prescribed by Husserl, the context implies strongly that the study of phenomena with philosophy commingled with it could be the base for all human knowledge. It will also cover the scientific knowledge that is gained by means of empirical data and the sole highlight of it lies in the fact that it has the potential to make philosophy by measurable perception rather than only intuition by promoting it as rigorous science for the scholarly believers.

The idea of phenomenology is to create conditions to study subjective topics by making them objective. It delves deep in to the conscious experience and study of consciousness such as judgments, emotions and perceptions. Science is a part and parcel of phenomenal study but the take on such conscious subjects doesn’t deviate itself towards clinical assessment or neurology to determine self. Rather, it imparts on how consciousness is experienced firsthand and the ways it could be defined from a first person experience. After intuitive studying of the subject, Husserl with the help of vast database, lecturer inputs and philosophers’ beliefs derived the universally accepted notion that the consciousness is always consciousness of something. It doesn’t have individual characteristics or mass or emotions but relies on a subjective object from which all the attributes and traits are acquired by the perceived mind. It known as the intentional object and it is constituted to perception, memory, signification, and so on.

Questions:

• What is the focus point of studying phenomenology?
• How does it relate to consciousness?