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Journal article
Merleau-Ponty's intertwined notions of subjectivity and intersubjectivity
International Studies in Philosophy, Vol.24, pp.45-64
24
1992
Web of Science ID: WOS:A1992KG35300004
Abstract
This paper explicates Merleau-Ponty's highly original theory of subjectivity and intersubjectivity. Merleau-Ponty challenges traditional philosophy/psychology by rejecting the notion of subjective awareness as an introspective awareness of the private contents of one's own consciousness. For Merleau-Ponty, the subjective is a prereflective, prepersonal bodily openess to an anonymous visibility, a visibility in which both the individual and others participate. Thus, for Merleau-Ponty, the personal/ subjective and the shared/ intersubjective overlap. This view escapes the individualism of the West and the collectivism of authoritarian communism. It provides a balanced theory for both political theory and practice.
Details
- Title
- Merleau-Ponty's intertwined notions of subjectivity and intersubjectivity
- Publication Details
- International Studies in Philosophy, Vol.24, pp.45-64
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Philosophy Documentation Center; United States
- Series
- 24
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- © International Studies in Philosophy
- Identifiers
- WOS:A1992KG35300004; 99380090315906600
- Academic Unit
- University of West Florida Libraries; John C. Pace Library
- Language
- English