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Healing the Lifeworld: On personal and collective individuation
1University of Paris Est Créteil, Paris, France.
Continental Philosophy Review
|June 22, 2022
Summary
Personal and collective individuation are interconnected and ethically significant, requiring a focus on intersubjectivity and embodiment. Healing the Lifeworld involves a relational ontology, emphasizing our interdependence rather than ego-centered achievement.
Area of Science:
- Phenomenological Philosophy
- Social Psychology
- Ethics
Background:
- Explores Husserl's and Stein's concepts of personal individuation and the Lifeworld.
- Examines the intersubjective constitution of communities and collective identity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the interrelated dynamics of personal and collective individuation.
- To investigate the ethical significance of individuation through the lens of phenomenology.
- To understand the role of embodiment and intercorporeity in healing historical "scars" within the Lifeworld.
Main Methods:
- Phenomenological analysis of the Lifeworld and intersubjectivity.
- Examination of refugees' care and the clinic of exile as case studies.
- Integration of genetic and generative perspectives in phenomenology.
Main Results:
- Individuation is presented as a shared, personal and collective endeavor, not an isolated achievement.
- Embodiment and intercorporeity are crucial for understanding collective individuation and healing historicity.
- The Lifeworld's healing involves a relational ontology, highlighting shared world-constitution.
Conclusions:
- Phenomenology's ethical promise lies in understanding the becoming of a common world.
- Individuation underscores fundamental human interdependency.
- Healing the Lifeworld is an ongoing, relational process, not a predetermined outcome.
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