Edmund Husserl developed phenomenology as a method of studying consciousness from "summary" of Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell
When Husserl first began developing the method of phenomenology, he was primarily interested in understanding the nature of consciousness. He wanted to delve into the depths of subjective experiences and uncover the structures that underlie them. By focusing on conscious experiences as they are lived and perceived, Husserl believed that he could uncover the essence of what it means to be conscious. Phenomenology, as Husserl conceived it, was not concerned with the external world or with objective reality. Instead, it aimed to explore the internal world of the mind and how it constructs meaning from the raw data of sensory experiences. Thro...
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