THE BODY IN PERSPECTIVE – REFLECTIONS ON MERLEAU-PONTY’S FIRST WORKS

Authors

  • Ronaldo Filho Manzi Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v14i1.7753

Keywords:

perception, Gestalt, lived world, body.

Abstract

In this article, we intend to show how Merleau-Ponty’s reflections originated in Husserlian phenomenology without, however, being restricted by its general outline. This is due to his assimilation of the contemporaneous works of the Gestalt theorists, and to his original analysis of Husserl’s work, an analysis which draws its inspiration from a certain tradition that endeavors to think the concrete. We will begin with Merleau-Ponty’s definition of phenomenology and the necessity of retrieving a “lived world”, a discussion that will allow us to enter into his debate with the Gestalt theorists. In turn, this will enable us to see how he restructured his reading of Husserl, leading him to think the subject of perception in bodily terms.

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Author Biography

Ronaldo Filho Manzi, Universidade de São Paulo

Possui graduação em filosofia pela Universidade Católica de Goiás e mestrado em filosofia pela Universidade de São Paulo. Atualmente é doutorando em Filosofia nesta universidade e aluno do curso de formação em Psicanálise no Centro de Estudos Psicanalíticos. Co-organizou os livros A filosofia após Freud (Humanitas) e Paisagens da Fenomenologia francesa: vida, percepção e ontologia (no prelo). Publicou artigos em periódicos especializados, além de diversas traduções de artigos e revisões de livros. Atua principalmente nas áreas da Fenomenologia francesa e da Epistemologia da Psicanálise. Participa do grupo de pesquisa do Laboratório de Estudos em Teoria Social, Filosofia e Psicanálise. Bolsista CNPq.

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Published

2010-04-15

How to Cite

MANZI, R. F. THE BODY IN PERSPECTIVE – REFLECTIONS ON MERLEAU-PONTY’S FIRST WORKS. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 14, n. 1, p. 109–140, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v14i1.7753. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/7753. Acesso em: 2 sep. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2009): Temas Variados

Section

Artigos Originais

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