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 Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.