Phenomenology of Illness Carel Havi
Phenomenology of Illness Carel Havi The experience of illness is a universal and substantial part of human existence. But unlike death, illness, and in particular the experience of being ill, has…
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Phenomenology of Illness Carel Havi
The experience of illness is a universal and substantial part of human existence. But unlike death, illness, and in particular the experience of being ill, has received little philosophical attention. Like death, illness raises important philosophical issues.
In Phenomenology of Illness Havi Carel argues that the experience of illness has been wrongly neglected by philosophers and proposes to fill the lacuna. This may be because illness is often understood as a physiological process that falls within the domain of medical science, and is thus outside the purview of philosophy. Phenomenology of Illness provides a distinctively philosophical account of illness.
Using phenomenology, the philosophical method for first-person investigation, Carel explores how illness modifies the ill person's body, values, and world. The aim of Phenomenology of Illness is twofold: to contribute to the
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