A Comparison between Husserl, Heidegger and Gadamer With the Criterion of Methodology

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Today, phenomenology, hermeneutical phenomenology, and philosophical hermeneutics are increasingly considered as methodologies of research. However, there are some obscurities ambiguities in certain aspects of these methodologies. Examining the philosophical foundations of the above-mentioned methodologies, the present paper deals with the main similarities and differences of them; and finally, it highlights the differences of these approaches from a methodological viewpoint.

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Journal of Philosophical Theological Research
Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 34
February 2008
Pages 113-138

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