What is an Organism? A Dialogue between Uexküll, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty

  • Alberto Gómez Marañón Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México
Keywords: Organism, Uexküll, Ontology, Animal, World

Abstract

The reflexions that zoologist Jakob von Uexküll made around the notion of “organism” had a deep unquestionable impact in the biological conceptions of Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Here, we offer a brief revision of the different ways in which these three thinkers answer to the question: What is an organism? At the same time, a common characteristic that these three authors identified as a criterion at the moment of answering said question is established. As well as how said criterion draws the foundations of a philosophical reflection about the role of the organism in the world.

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Published
2022-08-08
How to Cite
Gómez Marañón, A. (2022). What is an Organism? A Dialogue between Uexküll, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. Graffylia, Revista De La Facultad De Filosofía Y Letras, 7(13), 72-83. Retrieved from http://rd.buap.mx/ojs-dm/index.php/graffylia/article/view/940