History and the political outbreak of conflict. Merleau-Ponty and the 'Machiavellian moment'

Authors

  • Leonardo Daniel Eiff Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS) CONICET

Keywords:

Political, conflict, meaning, contingency, history

Abstract

The paper approaches the role of politics in the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. With this aim, the paper takes two outstanding writings that allow us to understand this research. The analysis of these writings highlight the main core of politics philosophy of Merleau- Ponty beyond the regular periodization of his work. This core condensates a notion of politics as contingency and conflict of Machiavellian roots that critically dialogues with the Marxist tradition. The paper concludes with the hypothesis that Merleau- Ponty’s reflections about politics nourish from a humanist concept subtracted of the Heidegger same issue in the republican saga of the politics humanism.

Author Biography

Leonardo Daniel Eiff, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS) CONICET

Bachelor in Political Science (UBA). Candidate for Doctor in Political Science (UBA). CONICET Scholar.

Published

2013-05-15

How to Cite

Eiff, L. D. (2013). History and the political outbreak of conflict. Merleau-Ponty and the ’Machiavellian moment’. Journal of Research of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(3), 55-73. Retrieved from //rihumso.unlam.edu.ar/index.php/humanidades/article/view/24

Issue

No. 3 (2013)

Section

Philosophy, Politics and Economy

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