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Continental Philosophy
Lecture 11- Merleau-Ponty - From the Body to Habit
Dec 10, 2021
This lecture explores Merleau-Ponty's analysis of the phantom limb as a key to understanding his overall philosophy. It delves into the limitations of empirical and rational approaches in understanding the body and examines the psychological and physiological perspectives on the phenomenon. It also highlights the role of habit in shaping our perception and interaction with the world, emphasizing the inseparability of the body and mind. The chapter concludes by discussing the active and relational nature of the body and its transformative possibilities.
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- Merleau-Ponty's analysis of the phantom limb highlights the limitations of empiricism and rationalism in explaining the lived experience of the body.
- Habit plays a crucial role in understanding the body, shaping its interactions with the world and demonstrating its motility, plasticity, and openness to new possibilities.
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The Phantom Limb: Revealing the Limitations of Empiricism and Rationalism
The podcast explores Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological approach to understanding the phantom limb as a way to reveal the inherent limitations of empiricism and rationalism. Merleau-Ponty argues that these two approaches fail to fully explain the lived experience of the body. He suggests that the phantom limb, which is the continued sensation of a limb after amputation, exemplifies the intermingling of the psychological and the empirical. By examining the peculiarities of the phantom limb, such as its persistence under sedation or the influence of emotional events, Merleau-Ponty highlights the necessity of a deeper common ground that encompasses both psychic and physiological aspects of human experience.
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