Ratcliffe, Matthew James orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-4833 (2021) Philosophical Empathy (in the Style of Merleau-Ponty). Continental Philosophy Review. ISSN 1387-2842
Abstract
Is there a sense in which we can be said to empathize with a philosophical position and, if so, what does empathy consist of here? Drawing on themes in the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, I sketch an account of the relationship between philosophical language and philosophical thought, according to which the task of understanding, evaluating, and building upon an explicit philosophical position can involve engaging with the experiential world of its author. If accepted, this account has broader implications for how we conceive of both empathy and philosophical thought.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021 |
Keywords: | empathy,indeterminacy,language,Merleau-Ponty,possibility,thought |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Philosophy (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2021 16:50 |
Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2025 00:06 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11007-021-09533-0 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11007-021-09533-0 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169575 |
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