In the midst of achieving a greater understanding with
regards to the ideologies behind Phenomenology and the subjective experience, I
came across ‘The Spell of the Sensuous’ by David Abram.
Interpreted from the chapter: The Mindful Life of the Body:
Merleau-Ponty set to radicalize Husserl’s Phenomenology by
disclosing its carnal resonance, aiming to draw us closer to the sensuous depth
of life and by acknowledging the body to be an ‘insertion’ within the field of conscious
experience; without it, there would be no possibility of experience. In effect
the body can be seen as a true subject of experience. This integrated body,
which functions with the possibility of reflection, thought and knowledge,
gives rise for contact, with oneself as well as others. As well as our body
giving rise to these possibilities, ultimately we cannot control our
spontaneous reactions; these can be regarded as our raw and carnal responses to
the everyday experiences by which we feel in direct attunement with our environment.
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