DISS MELC 5E
DISS MELC 5E
DISS MELC 5E
PHENOMENOLOGY
Discipline in Social
Sciences
“What is data? How can we
define the word data?”
◦ Data is anything “given”.
◦Data is measured, collected and reported, and
analyzed, whereupon it can be visualized using
graphs, images or other analysis tools.
◦Data as a general concept refers to the fact that
some existing information or knowledge is
represented or coded in some form suitable for
better usage or processing.
“IN THE
PREVIOUS
ACTIVITY, WHAT
CAN WE
CONSIDER AS
DATA?”
“What is hermeneutics?
How is it defined?”
◦ Hermeneutics is interpreting data.
◦In the study of literary texts, scholars frequently
adhere to a set of rules or a specific system on
which to base their interpretation. Similarly, the
interpretation of non-literary texts, such as art or
philosophy, may also require adherence to such a
method. The specific rules used to interpret and
understand a text are known collectively as
hermeneutics.
◦In ancient Greek mythology, the god
Hermes served to interpret messages from
the other gods. Like Hermes’ name, the
term hermeneutics comes from the Greek
word for “interpreter”. The concept of
utilizing a system to interpret text was first
noted in early writings by Aristotle.
“IN THE
PREVIOUS
ACTIVITY, DID
WE DO
HERMENEUTICS
? HOW?”
“What is phenomenology?”
◦Phenomenology is the philosophical study of the
structures of experience and consciousness.
◦It invites us to be open to the variety of experiences.
◦Phenomenology is the study of “phenomena”:
appearances of things, or things as they appear in
our experience, or the ways we experience things,
thus the meanings things have in .our experience
Hermeneutic
Phenomenology
◦is “the study of experience together with its
meanings”
◦It is impossible to investigate experience
without at the same time inquiring into its
meaning; it is likewise impossible to analyze
meaning without being grounded on
experience.
◦As an approach, hermeneutic phenomenology
represents an “attitude or disposition of
Application: “Think of a concrete
situation involving someone you
dislike or have difficulty
understanding in your immediate
family, among your schoolmates /
teachers, or among public figures.
What if you were this person trying to
explain him/herself to people who
don’t understand him/her? What would
you say? You are given three minutes
to write a letter.” (20 minutes)