WHAT IS HERMENEUTICAL PHENOMENOLOGY? is a philosophy of and a method for interpreting human experiences as a means to understand the question what is to be human. PHENOMENOLOGY AS DEVELOPED BY EDMUND HUSSERL is an inquiry on how human mind can grasp the true nature of things as experienced in the world. Phenomenological perspective tells us to remove our preconceved ideas in order to arrive at a pure description of our experiences. PHENOMENOLOGY AS DEVELOPED BY MARTIN HEIDEGGER states that human are born in a particular historical period, country, community, and background. Hermeneutic circle- the process wherein one's influences affect his or her experiences of the world. HERMENEUTIC CIRCLE