Reynolds, Jack and Roffe, Jon
(2023)
Captivated by life: the life sciences in the heretical tradition of Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Ruyet.
New Yearbook of Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy, 22.
pp. 425-446.
ISSN 9781032562810
Abstract
Although their work in the philosophy of biology is not well known, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Ruyer all offer interesting and heterodox accounts of the life and environmental sciences and the organism in particular. In this chapter, we discuss their respective views, with a focus on their shared criticisms of Neo-Darwinism and the way this tradition grasped the structural coupling between
organism and environment. We also outline some significant differences between each of them concerning how to conceive of that holistic relation and the extent of “captivation” of the animal to its environment. Given that there are indications
that the twenty-first century might be post-genomic/epigenetic, we argue that it is worth revisiting these neglected organicist trajectories that sought to navigate between mechanism and vitalism.
| Item Type: |
Published Article or Volume
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| Creators: |
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| Keywords: |
Merleau-Ponty; Heidegger; Ruyer; biology; holism; vitalism |
| Depositing User: |
Prof Jack Reynolds
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| Date Deposited: |
02 Mar 2024 21:54 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2024 21:54 |
| Item ID: |
23161 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
New Yearbook of Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy |
| Publisher: |
Taylor and Francis |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.4324/9781003434801-28 |
| Date: |
November 2023 |
| Page Range: |
pp. 425-446 |
| Volume: |
22 |
| ISSN: |
9781032562810 |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23161 |
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