93 - Havi Carel: The Phenomenology of Illness

Havi Carel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol, where she studies illness and its relationship to philosophy. Her research draws largely on phenomenology, a philosophical approach most closely associated with the Continental tradition of philosophy, and that relies heavily on perception and experience. In this episode Robinson and Havi discuss her own illness, LAM, and how it affects her own work, along with many other topics related to illness, such as Freud, mental health, and breathlessness.

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

01:24 Introduction

03:31 LAM and Illness

08:14 Continental Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, and Phenomenology

22:12 Illness, Sickness, and Disease

26:36 Limitations of Writing on Phenomenology and Illness

42:34 Illness and Philosophy

51:03 Freud and the Phenomenology of Illness

56:41 Breathing and Breathlessness

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