PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of York
Working on phenomenology, existentialism, philosophy of mind, in relation to experiences of depression.
The phenomenological experience of non-participant spectatorship in depression
Depressed individuals have been described as being disconnected from other people, imprisoned, alienated from the world, and feeling that the world is artificial, fake, and unreal. These descriptions, I argue, suggest that depressed individuals experience the world as spectators, a theme which, however, has been under-theorized. In particular, I explore how interpersonal relations are altered in depression and h…
PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of York
Working on phenomenology, existentialism, philosophy of mind, in relation to experiences of depression.
The phenomenological experience of non-participant spectatorship in depression
Depressed individuals have been described as being disconnected from other people, imprisoned, alienated from the world, and feeling that the world is artificial, fake, and unreal. These descriptions, I argue, suggest that depressed individuals experience the world as spectators, a theme which, however, has been under-theorized. In particular, I explore how interpersonal relations are altered in depression and how the depressed individual encounters possibilities in the world as possibilities-for-others, not possibilities-for-her, in this way becoming a spectator and being estranged from the world and other people. I support that exploring the notion of spectatorship in depression can help in forming a better understanding of the phenomenological experiences of depression, the relationship of the individuals to their bodies, themselves, other people, and the world.
