The present article analyzes the relationship between phenomenology and theology, starting from some examples of prayer. First, presents prayer in writings phenomenologists such as Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Yves Lacoste, Christina Gschwandtner Natalie Depraz, indicating that type its with theology influence way which they approach theme Second, paper proposes a systematization prayer, personal pron...

Moral phenomenology is (roughly) the study of those features of occurrent mental states with moral significance which are accessible through direct introspection, whether or not such states possess phenomenal character – a what-itis-likeness. In this paper, as the title indicates, we introduce and make prefatory remarks about moral phenomenology and its significance for ethics. After providing ...

HCI has borrowed some concepts from existential phenomenology, in particular Dreyfus’s interpretation of Heidegger’s philosophy. Not all concepts have been widely discussed, and it is urgently important to investigate further consequences of existential phenomenology on research and design of technology. ”Presence-at-hand” and ”readiness-at-hand” are two concepts that have been accomodated into...

This paper explores the roots and presents some forms of phenomenology starting with the origin of Husserl’s phenomenology and his notion of going back to things as they are in order to seek their essences. The paper then looks at the different perspectives, starting with the empirical phenomenology: its disciplinary linkage to psychology, its focus on the phenomenon itself, and the analysis of...

There is no unique and defi nitive defi nition of phenomenology. It is rather a method and an experience always open and always renewing itself. Phenomenology involves a change in the “sense of the world”: everything acquires its sense and value only when it becomes the content of the lived experience of the subject correlated to his intentional acts. This is the main thesis of the phenomenolog...

Researchers are advocating that a necessary condition of scholarly research is congruence between philosophical positions and research approaches. Phenomenology and postpositivism, traditionally, may appear to be situated in scientific inquiry as polar opposites and mutually exclusive paradigms. This article (a) describes the reflections of a nurse researcher and clarifies her philosophical ass...

After a long period of neglect, the phenomenology of action has recently regained its place in the agenda of philosophers and scientists alike. The recent explosion of interest in the topic highlights its complexity. The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework allowing for a more precise characterization of the many facets of the phenomenology of agency, of how they are relat...

Differing schools of phenomenology are examined to acknowledge that research must appreciate their main differences in guiding the resultant phenomenological method used. Confusion between schools can lead to weaknesses and confusion in methodology this being particularly salient in applied settings examining care and quality of life. Intentionality, the phenomenological reduction and the role ...