Husserl and Heidegger’s phenomenology

Abstract

The phenomenological method comes to be an important tool for nursing that allows, among other benefits, to improve the understanding of the human being who is the subject of nursing care. The aim of this article was to know the concepts and postulates of two classical exponents of the phenomenological method, as are the philosophers E. Husserl and M. Heidegger. Method: revision of the phenomenological method used by both authors. Results: Husserl, the founder of phenomenology, basically proposes that through a reflection you can discover that is the invariant present in the experiences of human beings (essence). M. Heidegger, Husserl’s disciple, who following the same line, advances and tries to recognize, through language, the Being that is hidden in the middle of his environment (Dasein). Conclusions: the phenomenology comes to be an excellent method of research, very useful for nursing, because it allows unveil the essence of the phenomena associated with care, however, it must be applied with a basis, knowing the theoretical-philosophical postulates that support it.

Keywords

• Fenomenología
• Husserl
• Heidegger
• Enfermería