NURS301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hermeneutics, Noumenon, Data Analysis
26 Sep 2017
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Phenomenology science whose purpose is to describe particular phenomena or the appearance of things, as lived experience. Used to answer questions of personal meaning. Task is to understand experience in the way that people having the experience understand it. Descriptive phenomenology focuses on rich detailed descriptions of the lived world (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) ed(cid:373)u(cid:374)d husserl"s philosoph(cid:455) Heideggerian phenomenology expands description to understanding achieved through searching for the relationships and meanings of phenomena. Hermeneutic philosophy focuses on interpretation of phenomena. Hermeneutics refers to a theoretical framework in which to understand or interpret human phenomena. Interpretation cannot be absolutely correct but must be viewed from the perspective of the historical or cultural context and the original purpose of the text. In nursing studies, hermeneutic approach is used to understand a particular phenomenon and scientifically interpret phenomena from text or the written word. 5 important concepts or values in phenomenological research:
