Concerning a serious misunderstanding of the essence of the phenomenological method in psychology

Journal of Phenomenological Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-58

  Giorgi, Amedeo ^a  

^a SAYBROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study method; Description; Phenomenological method; Phenomenological psychology; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049103797     PISSN: 00472662     EISSN: 15691624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916208X311610     Document Type: Review

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