(August 16, 2009 at 7:38 pm)Darwinian Wrote: Basically, it means that reality only consists of things that are observed by people and anything else is not part of reality.
As far as I can understand it anyway.
I've never understood phenomenology either.One of my proffesors, a brilliant loon,described himself as ' a Marxist phenomenologist ( ?) which confused me.Knowing Bruce that was probably the point.
However,I think you just described solipism. If not, perhaps some one will explain the difference to me. I'm still confused.