Meanings
nounpostphenomenology (usually uncountable, plural postphenomenologies)
plural postphenomenologies
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA revised form of phenomenology that aims to overcome the limitations of subjectivism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
- Late Latinphaenomenon
- Englishphenomenon
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishphenomenology
- Englishpostphenomenology
From post- + phenomenology.
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APA
postphenomenology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postphenomenology
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“postphenomenology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postphenomenology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postphenomenology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postphenomenology.
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