title: Research philosophy and Socrates: rediscovering the birth of phenomenology.
abstract: Socrates can, to some extent, be credited with an original conception of what is now seen as 20th century phenomenology 'invented' by Heidegger. With phenomenology becoming more recognised as important in understanding health care and all its complexities, this article by Victoria Vivilaki and Martin Johnson provides a theoretical evaluation of some of the terminology and the underpinning philosophy used in recent phenomenological studies.
authors.affiliation: Spili Health Centre, Greek National Health Service, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vivilaki
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D005086:Existentialism / Q000266:history*; D018645:Greek World / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006808:Humanism / Q000266:history*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000266:history*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing / Q000266:history*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations