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'''Eidetic reduction''' is a technique in the study of [[essence]]s in [[phenomenology]] whose goal is to identify the basic components of phenomena. Eidetic reduction requires that a phenomenologist examine only what our [[consciousness]] intends rather than examining or judging particular [[fact]]ual elements.
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'''Eidetic reduction''' is a technique in the study of [[essence]]s in [[phenomenology]] whose goal is to identify the basic components of phenomena. Eidetic reduction requires that a phenomenologist examine the essence of a mental object, be it a simple mental act, or the unity of consciousnes itself, with the intention of drawing out the absolutely necessary and invariable components that make the mental object what it is.  This reduction is done with the intention of removing what is perceived, and leaving only what is required.
  
Eidetic reduction is a form of [[imaginative variation]] by which you attempt to reduce phenomenon into its necessary essences. This is done by mentally changing elements of a practical object to learn which characteristics are necessary for it to be it without being something else.
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Take for example Descartes's piece of wax(not as a mental object, but as a demonstration of the concept of reduction). It appears to be opaque, flat, hard, extended to certain dimensions in space. It has a certain feel, smell, taste. Most of these qualities can be negated as necessary to the piece of wax continuing to be a piece of wax. The smell taste, texture, opacity. If heated, it will continue to be the same piece of wax, the same molecules. However, the taste may change, the smell may become more noticeable, the texture will obviously change, it will become clear if heated to the point of melting etc. The only things that remain (its extension into space, chemical makeup, and mass) are the things that are required for the existence of that piece of wax.  
  
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Eidetic reduction is a form of [[imaginative variation]] by which you attempt to reduce phenomenon into its necessary essences. This is done by theoretically changing different elements (while mentally observing whether or not the phenomenon changes) of a practical object to learn which characteristics are necessary for it to be it without being something else. If a characteristic is changed, and the object remains unchanged, the characteristic is unnecessary to the essence of the object, and vice versa.
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.phenomenologyonline.com/websites/websites.html Phenomenology Online]. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
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**[http://www.phenomenologyonline.com/inquiry/14.html the eidetic reduction: eidos]. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  
 
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Eidetic reduction is a technique in the study of essences in phenomenology whose goal is to identify the basic components of phenomena. Eidetic reduction requires that a phenomenologist examine the essence of a mental object, be it a simple mental act, or the unity of consciousnes itself, with the intention of drawing out the absolutely necessary and invariable components that make the mental object what it is. This reduction is done with the intention of removing what is perceived, and leaving only what is required.

Take for example Descartes's piece of wax(not as a mental object, but as a demonstration of the concept of reduction). It appears to be opaque, flat, hard, extended to certain dimensions in space. It has a certain feel, smell, taste. Most of these qualities can be negated as necessary to the piece of wax continuing to be a piece of wax. The smell taste, texture, opacity. If heated, it will continue to be the same piece of wax, the same molecules. However, the taste may change, the smell may become more noticeable, the texture will obviously change, it will become clear if heated to the point of melting etc. The only things that remain (its extension into space, chemical makeup, and mass) are the things that are required for the existence of that piece of wax.

Eidetic reduction is a form of imaginative variation by which you attempt to reduce phenomenon into its necessary essences. This is done by theoretically changing different elements (while mentally observing whether or not the phenomenon changes) of a practical object to learn which characteristics are necessary for it to be it without being something else. If a characteristic is changed, and the object remains unchanged, the characteristic is unnecessary to the essence of the object, and vice versa.

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