Thought insertion and disturbed for-me-ness (minimal selfhood) in schizophrenia
•For-me-ness or minimal selfhood is a necessary feature of phenomenal consciousness.•For-me-ness is retained in episodes of thought insertion.•For-me-ness cannot be absent, but it can be disturbed.•Disturbed for-me-ness is related to thought insertion in schizophrenia. In contemporary consciousness...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Consciousness and cognition 2019-09, Vol.74, p.102770-102770, Article 102770 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •For-me-ness or minimal selfhood is a necessary feature of phenomenal consciousness.•For-me-ness is retained in episodes of thought insertion.•For-me-ness cannot be absent, but it can be disturbed.•Disturbed for-me-ness is related to thought insertion in schizophrenia.
In contemporary consciousness research, we have defended a position of experiential minimalism, arguing that for-me-ness (or minimal selfhood) is a necessary, universal feature of phenomenal consciousness. The concept of for-me-ness refers to the fact that experiences are given first-personally to the subject of experience. To challenge the universality of for-me-ness, several authors have referred to the case of thought insertion as a clear counter example. In this study, we address and refute the claim that episodes of thought insertion represent examples of experiences lacking for-me-ness. We highlight certain unaddressed methodological and psychopathological problems that tend to hamper philosophical discussions of thought insertion. Although thought insertion does not involve a lack of for-me-ness, we do argue that thought insertion involves a disturbed for-me-ness. Finally, we offer a novel account of how for-me-ness is disturbed in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and we discuss how a disturbed for-me-ness may be involved in the formation of thought insertion. |
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ISSN: | 1053-8100 1090-2376 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.concog.2019.102770 |