“Something that befalls us”: Phenomenology as undergoing
Puncta June 15, 2026 Ann Murphy
This essay addresses a tension at the heart of the phenomenological method, namely the idea that phenomenology is both a method and an experience – it is both something we do and something we undergo. This dual understanding of the method generates questions as to how to best understand it. The above epigraphs are testament to the fact that the phenomenological reduction is not only something...