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Epoché and Reduction in Phenomenology
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Purpose of Reduction
Reduction is employed to isolate pure experience by removing biases and assumptions, revealing phenomena's essence.
Types of Reduction
There are multiple types of reduction, including eidetic reduction, which focuses on the essence of phenomena, and transcendental reduction, which aims to reach the transcendental ego.
Role of Intentionality
Intentionality refers to the directedness of consciousness, which is imperative for understanding how phenomena appear to consciousness in phenomenological inquiry.
The Role of Imagination in Epoché
Imagination assists in performing the epoché by envisaging possibilities and variations, which helps in grasping the essence of phenomena.
Definition of Epoché
Epoché is the suspension of judgment about the natural world, used to approach phenomena without prejudice.
Application to Empathy
Reduction is used in understanding empathy by bracketing one's own experiences to fully comprehend another's experience within their own frame of reference.
Historical Origins
Epoché and reduction derive from Edmund Husserl's development of phenomenology, aimed at returning to the 'things themselves' and establishing a rigorous philosophical science.
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