Depersonalization and the Sense of Realness

TY - JOUR

T1 - Depersonalization and the Sense of Realness

AU - Varga, Somogy

PY - 2012/6

Y1 - 2012/6

N2 - From Minkowski and Jaspers to Blankenburg, phenomenological psychopathology has assumed that lost or diminished experience of 'realness' is related to an impairment of tacit level intersubjectivity. This paper develops a theoretical framework for this hypothesis by drawing mainly on the phenomenological tradition and the works of Wittgenstein. The argument, in return, contributes to recent discussions regarding depersonalization and intersubjectivity. In addition, the approach suggests some interesting implications for psychopathology.

AB - From Minkowski and Jaspers to Blankenburg, phenomenological psychopathology has assumed that lost or diminished experience of 'realness' is related to an impairment of tacit level intersubjectivity. This paper develops a theoretical framework for this hypothesis by drawing mainly on the phenomenological tradition and the works of Wittgenstein. The argument, in return, contributes to recent discussions regarding depersonalization and intersubjectivity. In addition, the approach suggests some interesting implications for psychopathology.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1071-6076

VL - 19

SP - 123

EP - 126

JO - Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology

JF - Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology

IS - 2

ER -