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(2018) Human Arenas 1 (3).
Bodily experiences encompass and underpin all types of experiences of the mind, ranging from pre-reflective to self-reflective, from subjective to intersubjective, and from collectivistic to individualistic. Moreover, the self is shaped into diverse modes of being as a result of different focuses on bodily experiences. This paper describes the experiences of one's body-as-subject, one's body-as-object for oneself, and one's body-as-object for others, as they relate with the self. After theoretical considerations, we take up the experience of wearing clothes as a concrete example. The author's personal experiences adequately show that clothes portray the complexity and dynamism of the self in its relation to the body.
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DOI: 10.1007/s42087-018-0030-x
Full citation:
Tanaka, S. (2018). Bodily basis of the diverse modes of the self. Human Arenas 1 (3), pp. 223-230.