The "minimal self" in psychopathology: re-examining the self-disorders in the schizophrenia spectrum
September 1, 2007 Jean Naudin, Michel René Joseph Cermolacce, Josef Parnas
The notion of minimal, basic, pre-reflective or core self is currently debated in the philosophy of mind, cognitive sciences and developmental psychology. However, it is not clear which experiential features such a self is believed to possess. Studying the schizophrenic experience may help exploring the following aspects of the minimal self: the notion of perspective and first person...