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The Expression of the Psychosomatic Body from a Phenomenological PerspectiveThe Lived Body

The Expression of the Psychosomatic Body from a Phenomenological Perspective: The Lived Body [This chapter focuses on the early writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (The Structure of Behavior and Phenomenology of Perception). Firstly, an introduction to the science of phenomenology places the reader within the correct philosophical framework in order to understand the aim of Merleau-Ponty’s work on the body. Concepts from these two early works, such as “the lived body”, “the intentional arc”, “motor intentionality”, “structure” and “structure transformation” are presented. These concepts will be used in Chap. 5 as a new way to understand the “mystery” of psychosomatic pathology. Merleau-Ponty’s explication of the meaning-constitution of the (lived) body solves many of the mind–body problems associated with psychosomatics. In this chapter (and Chaps. 3 and 4), the philosophical groundwork for a phenomenological theory of psychosomatics (Chap. 5) is laid out.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Expression of the Psychosomatic Body from a Phenomenological PerspectiveThe Lived Body

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Springer Netherlands
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[This chapter focuses on the early writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (The Structure of Behavior and Phenomenology of Perception). Firstly, an introduction to the science of phenomenology places the reader within the correct philosophical framework in order to understand the aim of Merleau-Ponty’s work on the body. Concepts from these two early works, such as “the lived body”, “the intentional arc”, “motor intentionality”, “structure” and “structure transformation” are presented. These concepts will be used in Chap. 5 as a new way to understand the “mystery” of psychosomatic pathology. Merleau-Ponty’s explication of the meaning-constitution of the (lived) body solves many of the mind–body problems associated with psychosomatics. In this chapter (and Chaps. 3 and 4), the philosophical groundwork for a phenomenological theory of psychosomatics (Chap. 5) is laid out.]

Published: Mar 21, 2013

Keywords: Maurice Merleau-Ponty; The lived body; Phenomenology; Phenomenology of perception; Body-subject

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