Merleau-Ponty's Reading of Whitehead A Romantic and Invisible Influence

What bearing did the works of Whitehead have on the late Merleau-Ponty and his emerging ontology of flesh? When gauged by analysis of citations alone, Whitehead's influence on Merleau-Ponty appears to be a brief and minor encounter. However, despite the paucity of explicit reference to Whitehea...

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Autore principale: Kirkpatrick, Andrew (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2018]
In: Process studies
Anno: 2018, Volume: 47, Fascicolo: 1/2, Pagine: 62-82
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Whitehead, Alfred North 1861-1947 / Ricezione / Merleau-Ponty, Maurice 1908-1961 / Istruzione
Notazioni IxTheo:TK Età contemporanea
VA Filosofia
ZF Pedagogia
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Riepilogo:What bearing did the works of Whitehead have on the late Merleau-Ponty and his emerging ontology of flesh? When gauged by analysis of citations alone, Whitehead's influence on Merleau-Ponty appears to be a brief and minor encounter. However, despite the paucity of explicit reference to Whitehead, there is an argument to be made that Whitehead's philosophy played a pivotal role in the development of Merleau-Ponty's late thought. This can be understood in relation to Whitehead's theory of education, which consists of three stages: romance, precision, and generalization. It will also be shown how Whitehead's theory of education corresponds to Merleau-Ponty's incomplete phenomenological reduction. From this, we are provided with access to a metaphenomenological reading of Merleau-Ponty's oeuvre, which can be understood as an ongoing movement between phenomenology and ontology, a movement in which Whitehead's thought played a significant—if largely “invisible”—role.
ISSN:2154-3682
Comprende:Enthalten in: Process studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/process2018471/24