tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post5322605873336821743..comments2024-03-25T11:49:21.281-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: The Human Pseudopod: Michotte on Bodily PhenomenologyEric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-35957346460384890692009-06-25T09:07:22.027-07:002009-06-25T09:07:22.027-07:00I suspect there's a lot of truth in what he sa...I suspect there's a lot of truth in what he says and many ordinary, everyday experiences hint at it - certain states of fatigue and deep relaxation in particular. Is it possible that in some way the phrase 'sinking into a comfortable armchair' refers not just to an external movement in which the body lowers itself into a particular position, but also to an internal state whereby the phenomenal boundary between the body and the environment becomes more fluid and the sense of location becomes more expansive?Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-17267763802757113342009-06-09T08:19:07.948-07:002009-06-09T08:19:07.948-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098955767182574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-1408230348121695232009-06-08T23:34:48.103-07:002009-06-08T23:34:48.103-07:00I have had this experience or something like it be...I have had this experience or something like it before. I remember thinking if the sensation that I feel from pressing my fingertips together was located in my fingertips or in my brain. While I was thinking about it with my eyes closed I had the feeling my fingertips were pulled or shrunk or brought to the same area that I feel like my imaginings are (wherever that is). If is quite a fun feeling, and I can usually do something like it at will. Though I am not sure how philosophical it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com