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Experimental phenomenology: What it is and what it is not

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Experimental phenomenology is the study of appearances in subjective awareness. Its methods and results challenge quite a few aspects of the current debate on consciousness. A robust theoretical framework for understanding consciousness is pending: current empirical research waves on what a phenomenon of consciousness properly is, not least because the question is still open on the observables to be measured and how to measure them. I shall present the basics of experimental phenomenology and discuss the current development of experimental phenomenology, its main features, and the many misunderstandings that have obstructed a fair understanding and evaluation of its otherwise enlightening outcomes.

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Albertazzi, L. Experimental phenomenology: What it is and what it is not. Synthese 198 (Suppl 9), 2191–2212 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02209-6

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