The Philosophy Program and The Narrative Practices in Therapy Initiative, in the University of Wollongong, Australia, hosted a two-day workshop. The main topic of discussion were narrative approaches to health and illness, focusing on the subjective experience of well-being, and the ways in which illnesses and their treatments can impact on self-experience. Such accounts raise a variety of philosophical questions. To what extent can features of phenomenology and narrative be used to characterise different disorders? What problems do we face in relying on such first-person accounts, and what insights can we gain? Can such characterisations be integrated with naturalistic accounts of health and illness? How should we understand the role of phenomenology and narrative in treatment, as in narrative therapy?
Program Wednesday, February 22nd 13:00-14:30 Shaun Gallagher (Memphis/UOW), “Empathy: Pain, trial and tribulation” 14:30-15:30 Philip Gerrans (Adelaide), “Keeping reality at bay, the role of narrative in mental health” 15:30-16:00 Coffee/Tea 16:00-17:00 Jeanette Kennett (Macquarie), “Narrative and agency in addiction” Thursday, February 23rd 10:30-11:30 Marc Slors (Radboud), “Bodily continuity, narrative autobiographical coherence and therapy” 11:30-12:30 Dominic Murphy (Sydney), “Can the sea eagle make you sick?” 12:30-14:30 Lunch 14:30-15:30 Jonathan Cole (Poole General Hospital, UK), “Narrative approaches to neurological impairment” 15:30-16:30 Roundtable discussion on the role of phenomenology and narrative in medicine: Claire Hooker (Sydney), Jonathan Cole (Poole General Hospital), Shaun Gallagher (Memphis/UOW) Thanks professor Patrick McGivern for putting such a great event.
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