Editing Hermeneutics (section)

=== Phenomenology ===
{{Main|Phenomenology (philosophy)|Hermeneutic phenomenology}}
In [[qualitative research]], the beginnings of [[Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenology]] stem from German philosopher and researcher [[Edmund Husserl]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Laverty|first=Susann M.|date=2003|title=Hermeneutic Phenomenology and Phenomenology: A Comparison of Historical and Methodological Considerations|journal=International Journal of Qualitative Methods|volume=2|issue=3|pages=21–35|doi=10.1177/160940690300200303|issn=1609-4069|doi-access=free}}</ref> In his early days, Husserl studied mathematics, but over time his disinterest with empirical methods led him to philosophy and eventually phenomenology. Husserl's phenomenology inquires on the specifics of a certain experience or experiences and attempts to unfold the meaning of experience in everyday life.<ref name=":02" /> Phenomenology started as philosophy and then developed into methodology over time. American researcher [[Don Ihde]] contributed to phenomenological research methodology through what he described as experimental phenomenology: "Phenomenology, in the first instance, is like an investigative science, an essential component of which is an experiment."<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Ihde, Don.|title=Experimental phenomenology : an introduction|date=1986|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=0-88706-199-0|oclc=769696114}}</ref> His work contributed heavily to the implementation of phenomenology as a methodology.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Ihde|first=Don|title=Hermeneutic phenomenology: The philosopher of Paul Ricoeur|publisher=Northwestern University Press|year=1971|location=Evanston, Illinois}}</ref>

The beginnings of hermeneutic phenomenology stem from a German researcher and student of Husserl, [[Martin Heidegger]].<ref name=":02" /> Both researchers attempted to pull out the lived experiences of others through philosophical concepts, but Heidegger's main difference from Husserl was his belief that consciousness was not separate from the world but a formation of who we are as living individuals.<ref name=":02" /> Hermeneutic phenomenology stresses that every event or encounter involves some type of interpretation from an individual's background, and that we cannot separate this from an individual's development through life.<ref name=":02" /> Ihde also focuses on hermeneutic phenomenology within his early work, and draws connections between Husserl and French philosopher [[Paul Ricœur|Paul Ricoeur]]'s work in the field.<ref name=":2" /> Ricoeur focuses on the importance of symbols and linguistics within hermeneutic phenomenology.<ref name=":2" /> Overall, hermeneutic phenomenological research focuses on historical meanings and experiences, and their developmental and social effects on individuals.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hatch, J. Amos.|title=Doing qualitative research in education settings|date=2002|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=0-7914-5503-3|oclc=300225124}}</ref>