Definition of Phenomenology:

"A system of "presuppositionless" philosophy developed by Edmund Husserl, who sought to investigate the pure data of human consciousness -- its Lebenswelt, or "lived world." According to Husserl's key concept of intentionality, consciousness is always consciousness of something; it is always directed to an object. Bracketing external reality (epoché) and making neither epistemological assumptions about the foundations of knowledge nor ontological assumptions about the nature of being, the phenomenologist examines the intentional objects of consciousness without making reference to any external objects or real existence.

I'm thinking about phenomenology and wondering how I can reconcile the theory to my own world view. Basically I have many questions at this point. Is there some conjunction between phenomenology and trickster hermeneutics? What if I throw in the carnivalesque? and presocratic philosophy (particularly in regards to empedocles and parmenides--because I'm obsessive about them)? It seems to me that I'm leading myself down an impossible path. Primarily because the concepts are somehow all related in my mind but I doubt my own ability to convey those connections to anyone else. Maybe pot or mushrooms would have to be involved for someone else to *think* they know what I mean. Maybe I would feel like there are actually answers if I would indulge myself--alas....I shall have to live with these questions and others. I expect my life and education to lead me towards asking more and more interesting questions.

Which brings me to another point which is that I actually like asking the questions. In the words of Trinity, "it's the question that drives you." I want to ask them, toss them around, catch the small prism of light which seems to refract outside of a pattern I don't fully comprehend--but an acutal answer? I'm uncomfortable with the ideas of answers--I only like them in the sense that answering some questions can lead to more questions in an exponential fashion--I'm definately into that process. I like to think that the great result of humanities run away brain is our ability to ask questions outside of conceivable answers. We're funny though, because we feel a right to have answers to questions; we feel a pull towards cohesion and other reconciliations. Perhaps I'm only speaking for myself--it's completely possible but since I'm most likely only talking to myself, it's all good.