Towards a Phenomenological Understanding of Disembodiment in Schizophrenia
Husserl Studies March 14, 2026 Vasile Visoțchi
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse the experience of disembodiment in light of Husserl’s phenomenology. Given that disembodiment is characterized by a diminished sense of body ownership, it is usually interpreted in a Cartesian manner as involving a mind-body dichotomy. Contrary to this view, firstly, I argue that the dualist interpretation of disembodiment is phenomenologically...