Abstract
In this paper, we argue that a crucial component of ‘self-management’ as management of the self consists of reducing what John Sadler has called ‘self-illness ambiguity’ (Sadler 2007). The paper seeks to supplement Sadler’s view on self-illness ambiguity in two ways. First, we zoom out of self-illness ambiguity and provide a philosophical analysis of self-ambiguity more generally. We will argue that ambiguity may arise both on the level of (unreflective) self-experience as well as on the level of (reflective) self-understanding. Acknowledging these levels and their interplay enables us to see how self-ambiguity might arise and how it might be reduced or even resolved. Second, we zoom in on self-illness ambiguity and elucidate some of the contextual, conceptual and epistemological obstacles that may arise when trying to reduce self-ambiguities in a psychiatric context (such as self-illness ambiguity).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-347 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Self-management
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