Ratcliffe, Matthew James orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-4833 (2022) Emotional Sinking In. Inquiry-An interdisciplinary journal of philosophy. ISSN 0020-174X
Abstract
In reflecting on events of considerable significance, it is commonplace to remark that “it hasn’t sunk in yet” or “it’s still sinking in.” Such talk is sometimes associated with things seeming unreal, surreal, unfathomable, or somehow impossible. In this paper, I develop an account of what these experiences consist of. First of all, I suggest that they involve explicitly acknowledging the reality of one’s situation, while at the same time experiencing it as inconsistent with the organization of one’s life. I go on to show how this tension is experienced dynamically, through disturbances of unfolding patterns of anticipation. I suggest that these patterns contribute to our grasp of what is and is not the case, thus accommodating the manner in which things can seem “unbelievable” or “unreal.”
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s) |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Philosophy (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC AH/T000066/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2022 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2024 01:20 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2022.2126149 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0020174X.2022.2126149 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188328 |