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human
What is the current status of phenomenology in the academia? Who are the current prominent thinkers? What is the most controversial idea in recent years?
gpt
Phenomenology is less popular than it once was, there are still some phenomenologists, but they're more diffuse than they once were.  E.g. Ted Toadvine, Dan Zahavi.  A lot of contemporary work in phenomenology comes out of conversation with philosophy of religion, e.g. Jean-Luc Marion.  In a way phenomenology is the most influential movement of the 20th century, especially through Heidegger who is one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, even on those opposed to phenomenology.