Other minds embodied
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Other minds embodied. / Overgaard, Søren.
In: Continental Philosophy Review, Vol. 50, No. 1, 2017, p. 65-80.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Other minds embodied
AU - Overgaard, Søren
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - I distinguish three kinds of other minds problems—conceptual, epistemological and empirical. I argue that while Merleau-Ponty believes embodiment helps with tackling the conceptual and epistemological problems, he suggests that it is of no clear use in solving (an important variant of) the empirical problem. I sketch some considerations that could lend support to Merleau-Ponty’s claims about the conceptual and epistemological problems, without claiming that these are conclusive. I then proceed to argue that Merleau-Ponty’s take on the empirical problem is essentially correct.
AB - I distinguish three kinds of other minds problems—conceptual, epistemological and empirical. I argue that while Merleau-Ponty believes embodiment helps with tackling the conceptual and epistemological problems, he suggests that it is of no clear use in solving (an important variant of) the empirical problem. I sketch some considerations that could lend support to Merleau-Ponty’s claims about the conceptual and epistemological problems, without claiming that these are conclusive. I then proceed to argue that Merleau-Ponty’s take on the empirical problem is essentially correct.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - body
KW - embodiment
KW - other minds
KW - Merleau-Ponty
U2 - 10.1007/s11007-016-9388-y
DO - 10.1007/s11007-016-9388-y
M3 - Journal article
VL - 50
SP - 65
EP - 80
JO - Continental Philosophy Review
JF - Continental Philosophy Review
SN - 1387-2842
IS - 1
ER -
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