https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2021.930

The dimensions of intentionality in the dialogue between functional neurodynamics and phenomenology. A comparison between Freeman and Merleau-Ponty

Vol. 70 No. 1 (2021)
Published: April 12, 2021
non-linear brain dynamics, circular causality, intentionality not related to consciousness, embodiment processes, free will
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Mirko Di Bernardo
mirko.di.bernardo@uniroma2.it
Università degli studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Roma, Italy.

The contribution intends to investigate the notion of intentionality in its multidimensionality, comparing Freeman's neurobiological perspective with some ingenious philosophical intuitions of Merleau-Ponty with particular reference to the concepts of the intentional arc and the tendency to achieve a maximal grip. These investigations make it possible to interpret the most recent experimental data within an epistemological framework capable of explaining the development of the structures of human behavior using a specific genealogical approach inspired by an evolutionary non-reductionist naturalism.

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Di Bernardo, M. (2021). The dimensions of intentionality in the dialogue between functional neurodynamics and phenomenology. A comparison between Freeman and Merleau-Ponty. Medicina E Morale, 70(1), 73–90. https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2021.930

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