現象學肇始於二十世紀初，是歐陸哲學的一個主要運動，起源於胡塞爾(Edmund Husserl, 1859-1938)的《邏輯研究》。與其說現象學是一門哲學學科，不如說它是一種哲學態度，是一種思維方法而非一門知識。現象學不僅影響了當代哲學的發展，也啟發了其他人文科學的研究，如：心理學、社會學、人類學…等。本課程是現象學的入門，目的在幫助同學把握現象學的基本思路。

Phenomenology began in the early twentieth century as a major movement in continental philosophy, originating in Edmund Husserl’s (1859-1938) Logical Investigations. Instead of saying that phenomenology is a philosophical discipline, it is more of a philosophical attitude, a way of thinking rather than a knowledge. Phenomenology has not only influenced the development of contemporary philosophy, but has also inspired the study of other liberal arts, such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, and so on. This course is an introduction to phenomenology and is designed to help students grasp the basic ideas of phenomenology.