The Impact of the Narrative on the Experience of the Disease

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v20i1.2376

Keywords:

Narrative; illness; empathy; first, second and third person perspectives.

Abstract

This article seeks to reflect on the impact of the narrative on the experience of illness. This paper aims to analyze if the narrative can be a tool to better understand that experience, because the fact of telling one’s own story implies looking at and understanding oneself.. The article begins by linking the narrative with the first, second and third person perspectives in the context of the illness. I then analyze the relationship between narrative and illness, and how this link can favor the understanding of illness by creating a common discourse. After that, I evaluate the role played by the 
autobiographical story as a possibility of dialogue between author and reader. Finally, I reflect on empathy as a response to the encounter between subjectivities and its implications.

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Author Biography

Rocío Méndez del Portal, Universidad Femenina Sagrado Corazón, Perú

Becaria del Instituto de Filosofía de la Universidad Austral en el Doctorado en Filosofía, con Orientación en
Fundamentos de las Ciencias Naturales y Cognitivas. Magister en Psicología con mención en Diagnóstico e Intervención Psicoeducativa por la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón (UNIFE). Licenciada en Educación, con mención en Ciencias Sociales, Filosofía y Religión y Bachiller en Sagrada Teología por la
Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima. Actualmente se desempeña como docente del Departamento de Filosofía y Teología de la UNIFE

Published

2021-07-16

How to Cite

Méndez del Portal, R. (2021). The Impact of the Narrative on the Experience of the Disease. Phainomenon, 20(1), 99–106. https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v20i1.2376

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