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Existential vs Phenomenological - What's the difference?

existential | phenomenological |

In philosophy|lang=en terms the difference between existential and phenomenological

is that existential is (philosophy) of, or relating to existentialism while phenomenological is (philosophy) of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology.

As adjectives the difference between existential and phenomenological

is that existential is of, or relating to existence while phenomenological is (philosophy) of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology.

existential

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to existence.
  • Based on experience; empirical.
  • (philosophy) Of, or relating to existentialism.
  • (linguistics) That part of a sentence indicating existence e.g. "there is".

    • Antonyms

    * non-phenomenal * noumenal * non-metaphysical

    Derived terms

    * existentialism * existentialist * existential crisis * existential quantifier

    Related terms

    * aseity * exist * existence * existent * existant

    phenomenological

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (philosophy) Of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology.
  • *1956 , Maurice Natanson, "The Schism between Theory and Ardent Empiricism," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research , vol. 17, no. 2 (Dec), p. 244,
  • *:Phenomenological "things" are not commonsense objects or sense data but the phenomena in their presentation, grasped as intentional objects.
  • *1991 , David Tilman, "Phenomenology From the Natural Standpoint: A Reply to Van Meter Ames," The American Naturalist , vol. 138, no. 5 (Nov), p. 1284,
  • *:I call my models "mechanistic" to distinguish them from classical models that are more phenomenological .
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  • (sciences) Using the method of phenomenology, by which the observer examines the data without trying to provide an explanation of them.