Difference Between the Methods of Natural Science and Methods of Phenomenology

The research methods of natural sciences, which observe natural phenomena from the outside, have its limitations. On the other hand, phenomenology’s research method allows insight into the motives for living that cannot be approached by natural sciences, by analyzing the intentionality that gives sense and value. Phenomenology proposes a method called bracketing (called epoché), which involves reflecting on and setting aside events that have occurred. It is a method of retrospectively examining the continuous flow of judgments when events occur, marking them off and setting them aside, and then verbalizing what happened and how. Thinking about what passive and active intentionality was at work when the event occurred can be helpful when verbalizing it. An important method in phenomenology for this purpose is called eidetic intuition. This method of eidetic intuition involves two stages of case gathering and free variation. In the flood of experiences and knowledge obtained from case gathering, the essence of ideal, co-creative workplace relationships becomes apparent. This is to be accomplished by relentlessly pursuing feeling, thinking, and imagining to the utmost, just as artistic works are born and new ideas and theories are discovered.