Set 5: Central Ideas (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
The following text describes Phenomenology. Phenomenology, founded by Edmund Husserl, is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness. Unlike science, which seeks to explain the world as an objective set of causes and effects, phenomenology focuses on 'intentionality'—the idea that consciousness is always conscious *of* something. It attempts to describe phenomena (things as they appear) from the first-person point of view, suspending judgment about the objective reality of the external world (a process called 'epoché').
What is the primary focus of phenomenology?
Detailed Explanation
Choice C is correct. The text defines it as 'the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness.'
Key Evidence:
• "study of the structures of experience"
• "describe phenomena... from the first-person point of view"
Why others are wrong: A (Neuroscience), B (Physics (Text contrasts with science)), D (Not mentioned).