The Relevance of the Phenomenological Method of Epoché and Reduction for Psychology

Abstract Husserl’s (2023) “Paradox of the Psychological Reduction,” with support and elucidation from published writings, shows necessity employing phenomenological epoché reduction in order to perform valid psychological research. The relationship between transcendental reductions, including their closeness, differences, peculiar identity are explored. Although necessary, method does not guarantee true knowledge but rather requires a reflexive, self-critical, self-corrective historical process that confronts overcomes naturalistic prejudice other misguiding assumptions dogma as well superficial flawed research performances. Phenomenological psychology philosophy inseparable, bidirectional informs socio-cultural sciences empirical all disciplines study persons, communities, human artifacts, humanity. implications relevance spelled out light history contemporary challenges psychology.