Acute Fatigue and Embodied Space: towards a Phenomenology of Existential Surface
Research in Phenomenology August 25, 2026 Daniel Reid Smyth
Abstract Hermann Schmitz offers one of the most extensive descriptions available of embodied space, characterizing it as pre-sensorial, indivisible, and surfaceless yet capable of disclosing absolute locations. Schmitz nevertheless anchors the felt body’s absolute location in temporal irruption rather than in the ability for lived space to ground itself in rest. This article argues that...