There are two opposing views on the skills required of phenomenological researchers. One view is that researchers must suspend beliefs and develop skills to understand lived experiences without bias. The other is that the researcher's subjective judgment is valuable. Researchers also need skills like reflection, clarification, and conveying interest through listening. Founders of phenomenology included Husserl, Heidegger, Scheler, and Jaspers, who were influenced by philosophers like Kant, Nietzsche, and Dilthey. They sought to understand subjective experience and its relation to topics like consciousness, language, freedom, and relationships between people.