Regaining Sense-Connexions after Cerebral Hemorrhage
Journal
Schutzian Research
ISSN
2067-0621
ISSN-Digital
2248-1907
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2014-01-31
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
This study is a kind of applied phenomenology, or more precisely, of applied phenomenological hermeneutics. I argue that phenomenologists hardly analyze concrete phenomena but prefer to engage in theoretical debates, and therefore I call for more applied studies. The case of a patient who suff ered a cerebral hemorrhage is used in order to reconstruct how she slowly regained everyday sense-connexions. The case is very interesting as the patient was rather disoriented when waking up from an artificial coma of several weeks, and it took her many years to fully recover. The goal of this paper is to describe some aspects of this process from a subjective perspective as well as from a participant observer's viewpoint. The data used for this chapter mainly stem from in-depth qualitative interviews. The structures of the life-world of Alfred Schutz are used to analyze the processes of sense constitution. Th is proves helpful but the data also suggest a revision of Schutz's analyses in some respects.
Language
German
Keywords
Alfred Schutz
applied phenomenology
cerebral hemorrhage
coma
perception
cognition
disorientation
meaning attribution
sense-connexions
subjective experience
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Zeta Books
Publisher place
Bukarest
Volume
5
Number
2013 / 2013
Start page
81
End page
102
Pages
22
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
234554
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