Essays about: "chimerical"

Found 1 essay containing the word chimerical.

  1. 1. Chimeric Mimicry : Reflection and Animality in Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy of Nature

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

    Author : Oscar Amcoff; [2023]
    Keywords : animal-studies; human-animal relation; merleau-ponty; merleau-ponty nature; chimera; chimerical; animal reflection; reflection of nature; human-animal divide; carnologocentrism; animal philosophy; animal phenomenology; phenomenology of nature; merleau-ponty and the animal; ineinander; animal embodiment;

    Abstract : In this paper, I attempt to understand how Merleau-Ponty views the relation between nature and reflection, as well as the meaning behind the terms “human” and “animal” and the relations between them. I approach this by outlining the transition from Merleau-Ponty’s early philosophy (SB, PP) to his late philosophy (N, VI). READ MORE