Abstract
The paper distinguishes two primary, opposing, and irreducible activities of the mind: (1) a Cartesian principle of reflexivity or "turning inwardly"; and (2) a Husserlian paradigm of intentionality or "reaching beyond" one's self. It then connects the dynamics of loneliness with the self-contained patient's powerful tendency to reflexively curl up within himself defensively. The article next considers the pathological implications of this inwardness. And finally it proposes a variety of therapeutic strategies which would encourage the patient toward increasing "externality," toward a healthier communion with others and activities that are grounded in the external world. Accordingly, the paper stresses some specific measures that will promote a transforming reorientation in the self-conscious and conscious processes of the self-contained patient.
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