PHENOMENOLOGY

Phenomenology is a method studying structures of consciousness and experience from first-person perspective, founded by Husserl.

Husserl founded through "Logical Investigations" (1900-1901). Heidegger transformed toward existential analysis. French phenomenology flourished.

Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, contemporary: Dan Zahavi, Shaun Gallagher.

Study consciousness from first-person. Bracketing. Intentionality. Embodied perception. Being-in-world. Intersubjectivity. Pre-reflective experience.

Founded major Continental tradition. Influenced existentialism. Contributed to cognitive science. Relevant to consciousness studies.