Approaching the question of limit-phenomena within phenomenology is not an easy task. For this reason, it seems appropriate, from a systematic point of view, to introduce a distinction that concerns two closely interrelated issues, which nonetheless deserve to be treated separately. The first concerns the analysis of specific phenomena that escape direct intuition and elude intentional...
If you look for a detailed phenomenological analysis of peculiar kinds of quasi-imaginative experiences—such as dreaming—you will be disappointed by the fact that there is no systematic account of this phenomenon and its related forms. The aim of this chapter is therefore to sketch a phenomenology of the dream in what seem to be its most important features. To do this, I will mainly follow two...
Guided by a phenomenological perspective, this paper aims to account for the existence of a corporeal consciousness-something that clinicians should take into account, not merely in the case of physical pathologies but especially in the case of mental disorders. Firstly, I will highlight three cases: schizophrenia, depression, and autism spectrum disorder. Then, I will show how these cases...