Hermeneutic phenomenology

Okay kiddo, have you ever tried to understand a story or a picture that someone showed you? Well, the way you understand something and make sense of it is called interpretation. And when we try to interpret something, we use a special way of thinking called hermeneutics!

Now, let's say you look at a picture of a butterfly. You might think it's pretty and colorful, but someone else might see it differently. They might think about how the butterfly represents change and transformation, or they might think about how it reminds them of a special memory.

Hermeneutic phenomenology is a way of thinking about how we interpret things in our lives. But it's a little bit more complex than just looking at a picture of a butterfly. It's actually a way of exploring human experiences and how we make sense of them.

Let's say someone is trying to study how people experience grief. They might use hermeneutic phenomenology to try to understand how different people interpret and make sense of their grief. They might ask questions like "what does your grief feel like?" or "what does it mean to you?"

Overall, hermeneutic phenomenology helps us understand how we interpret and make sense of the world around us. It helps us understand that everyone sees things differently and that there are many ways to interpret the same thing.