In this article, a case will be made for the hypothesis that the most minimal form of self-consciousness is bodily self-consciousness, the capacity to construct an analogical and imagistic representation of one’s own body as an entire object, simultaneously taking this representation as a subject, that is, as an active source of the representation of itself. Consciousness of the body as one’s own body is necessary in order to construct self-consciousness as psychological self-awareness, and then narrative identity. Psychological self-description hinges on physical self-description, evolving from it through an interplay of mentalizing capacities, autobiographical memory and socio-communicative skills modulated by cultural variables.
In questo articolo si avanza l’ipotesi che la forma più originaria di autocoscienza sia l’autocoscienza corporea, intesa come la capacità di costruire una rappresentazione analogica del proprio corpo preso come un oggetto intero, al tempo stesso considerando questa rappresentazione come soggetto, ossia come fonte attiva della rappresentazione di sé. La coscienza del corpo come corpo proprio è necessaria per la costruzione dell’autocoscienza psicologica, e quindi dell’identità narrativa. Questa autodescrizione psicologica si incardina sull’autodescrizione corporea, sviluppandosi da questa in virtù di un intergioco fra mentalizzazione, memoria autobiografica e capacità sociocomunicative, modulato da variabili culturali.
Marraffa, M. (2016). Identità corporea e identità narrativa. ATQUE, 18, 81-105.
Identità corporea e identità narrativa
MARRAFFA, MASSIMO
2016-01-01
Abstract
In this article, a case will be made for the hypothesis that the most minimal form of self-consciousness is bodily self-consciousness, the capacity to construct an analogical and imagistic representation of one’s own body as an entire object, simultaneously taking this representation as a subject, that is, as an active source of the representation of itself. Consciousness of the body as one’s own body is necessary in order to construct self-consciousness as psychological self-awareness, and then narrative identity. Psychological self-description hinges on physical self-description, evolving from it through an interplay of mentalizing capacities, autobiographical memory and socio-communicative skills modulated by cultural variables.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.