Abstract

LIBONATI, FERNANDO. Mechanism and Teleology: Echoes of the Aristotelian Conception of the Living in M. Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology. Rev. latinoam. filos. [online]. 2019, vol.45, n.2, pp.1-10. ISSN 1852-7353.

It is posed a conceptual convergence between the conception of the living in Aristotle and Merleau-Ponty. Based on the concept of hypothetical necessity, it is claimed the compatibility of material and final causes in the Aristotelian corpus, by linking the biological treatises with De Anima and Metaphysics. Following Allan Gotthelf (1987), it is stated the irreducibility of organic processes. Subsequently it is presented the mer-leau-pontyan notion of form and his analysis of teleology. It is emphasized the vindication of the living in Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, inasmuch as it prioritizes functions over component elements and exhibits the defi-ciencies and ambiguities of dualistic and reductionist classical theories. Fi-nally, it is concluded that Merleau-Ponty recognizes to the living the same hallmarks as Aristotle.

Keywords : hypothetical necessity; soul; function; pathology; reflex..

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