Introduction Since the American Philosopher Don Ihde (1934-2024) coined the term in 1995, postphenomenology has sought to move the philosophy of technology towards a deeper consideration of relations forged between humans and the technologies we use to shape our world—and how many, in turn, shape us. Ihde aimed to
Phantom limb pain is a universal phenomenon among amputees but modern medicine still has no consensus on an organic analysis of functional lived experience. I argue that the phenomenological analysis of Meurice Merleau-Ponty best explains why the use of a mirror to 'release' the absent limb remains the
"We are the stories we tell ourselves". A popular aphorism. Does it have any philosophical depth? Here I look at the role of narrative in making the self looking at two very different philosophers who share a common thread on this matter: Paul Ricoeur and Daniel Dennet. I