2 papers in the library · 17 citations · publishing 2011-2021
Purpose and Procedure in Philosophy of Perception June 10, 2021 Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
Abstract A methodology is a theory of method. In asking for a methodology, one wants to know which method(s) we should use for investigating some topic, and why. Merleau-Ponty is a phenomenologist who is famous for his analyses of perception. Phenomenology is not a unified movement—it’s more like a tradition, where figures are linked by historical lineages: the inheritance and taking up of...
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society April 1, 2011 Komarine Romdenh-Romluc 17 citations
The dominant account of agency takes actions to be brought about and guided by intentions that represent the agent's performance of the action. Merleau-Ponty offers an alternative view that denies intentions are essential for action. He holds instead that the agent's activity is brought about by her apprehension of her environment, without the need for any intervening thoughts that represent...