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Aristotle, Phenomenology, and the Mind/Body Problem
Aristotle, Phenomenology, and the Mind/Body Problem

Author(s): Valeria Bizzari
Subject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Aristotle; Phenomenology; Mind/Body Problem

Summary/Abstract: The mind-body relationship is a fundamental issue that has interested philosophers from very different schools of thought. Nowadays we can observe several positions being taken on this topic — my aim is to emphasize the phenomenological perspective on the mind-body relationship and, in particular, the role of Aristotelian thought in the contributions of philosophers such as Husserl and Merleau-Ponty. This paper consists of three different parts: in the first part, I will briefly sketch out a phenomenological account of the living body in Husserl and Merleau-Ponty; in second part, I will try to find parallels between phenomenology and Aristotle’s philosophy. Finally, I will argue for an Aristotelian reading of schizophrenia, a pathology that seems to be caused by a disruption of the corporeal Self

  • Issue Year: XI/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-15
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English