Husserl's epoché is best described as:

• A. Bracketing assumptions to let evidence speak for itself
• B. Dismissing all prior beliefs
• C. Proving preconceived notions
• D. Relying on intuition

Answer: (A)

Epoché is the practice of bracketing or suspending judgment about the existence of the external world and our preconceived beliefs, so phenomena can present themselves as they are experienced. This deliberate suspension lets the evidence of conscious experience speak for itself, revealing how objects are constituted by our intentional acts. It’s not about dismissing all beliefs, proving preconceived notions, or simply relying on intuition; rather, it’s a methodological move to examine experience without prior assumptions.