Chapter 2 - Method of Philosophizing

Truth is based on the person's consciousness

• Phenomenology

• Phenomenom

• Epoche

• Syllogism

Phenomenolgoy focuses on carefule inspection and description of phenomena or appearance where "phenomenon came from the Greek word phainomenon meaning ________________

• Thing-in-itself

• Appearance

• Truth

• Situation

The scientific study of the essential structures of consciousness

• Existentialism

• Experiences

• Phenomenology

• Method

Phenomenon - appearance,

Noumenon - _____________

• Method

• Description

• Thing-in-itself

• Reduction

Can distinguish and describe the nature of the intentional acts of consciousness and the intentional objects of consciousness (which are defined through the content of consciousness)

• Phenomenologist

• Inspection

• Description

• Method

Aare supposed to be effected without any presuppositions to whether such objects of consciousness are real

• Phenomenologist

• Method

• Inspection and Description

• Reduction

Phenomenologist “brackets” all questions of truth or reality

• Supposition

• Conscious

• Epoche or Suspension

• Uncovering

Often thought to be antireligious

• Existensitalism

• Phenomenology

• Postmodernism

Share a concern for the individual and personal responsibility

• Existentialist

• Rationalist

_______________ is to think or express oneself in a philosophical manner.

• Existentializing

• Rationalizing

• Philosophizing

• Doing Philosophy