Abstract:Philosophy and phenomenology have barely paid attention to gestation and motherhood, and only recently this issue has been addressed, mainly due to the impulse of feminist philosophy. This paper aims to examine this field of human experience from a phenomenological perspective, in order to highlight some of its main features. The research is focused towards perceptions and feelings of pregnancy as a voluntary and conscious choice. Following a brief introduction, the paper analyses the ‘Leib’ of gestation and i… Show more
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