descriptive method and critical examination of consciousness, and Heidegger’s proposal that understanding and interpretation always arise from the perspective provided by one’s own life-world or situation, including one’s prejudices and presuppositions. Like Dilthey, Husserl claims to offer a foundational theory of knowledge and method on which to ground other disciplines. His foundational science begins with what is originally and immediately present to consciousness, without relying on empirical
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