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Selves hijacked: affects and personhood in ‘self-illness ambiguity’

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Philosophical Explorations, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 1 - 20

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This paper investigates from a phenomenological perspective the origins of self-illness ambiguity. Drawing on phenomenological theories of affectivity and selfhood, I argue that, as a phenomenon which concerns primarily the ‘personal self’, self-illness ambiguity is dependent on distinct alterations...

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ISSN: 1386-9795 1741-5918
Published: Informa UK Limited 2022
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