Investigating The Relationship Between Embodiment And Phenomenology

This exam investigates the concept of embodiment within phenomenology, exploring how the body influences experience and perception. Candidates must illustrate the interplay between the physical body and consciousness in shaping human experience.

Embodiment is a critical theme that informs discussions of identity, agency, and social interaction. Understanding the body’s integral role in experience has profound implications for philosophy and related disciplines, such as medical humanities and social theory.

Candidates will be evaluated on their ability to elucidate the relationship between embodiment and phenomenological experience, providing coherent arguments and relevant examples to support their claims.

Knowledge of key phenomenologists who have contributed significantly to the discourse on embodiment will enhance the examination. Candidates may engage with various theoretical positions surrounding this topic.