Sleeping, Dreaming and Their Thresholds: A Husserlian Account

LUIS ROMÁN RABANAQUE

The New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy

Routledge

Lugar: Oxon and New York; Año: 2023; p. 322 - 334

The question of sleep and dream faces particular difficulties for phenomenological analysis. Access to sleep is granted only by means of its thresholds, that is, falling asleep and awakening, and dreams can be disclosed only through recollection or drawing on third-person accounts. This paper aims to present these phenomena, first, discussing the possibility of analyzing dreams. Second, referring to the thresholds of sleep. Third, considering dreamless sleep in connection with the unconscious and affection. And fourth, examining the main features of the experience of dreaming. A final section will discuss what kind of intentional achievement dreaming is.