👉 A phenomenalist is a philosophical school of thought that emphasizes the existence of "phenomena" or non-physical, abstract entities. These phenomena can be described as "things" in the same way that objects are described in physics, but without any physical reality to explain them. Phenomenalists believe that these phenomena exist independently and are not reducible to physical reality. They often use metaphysical concepts such as existence, essence, and meaning to describe their ideas. The term "phen