Merleau-Ponty: Klíčový filozof gestalt terapie?
Merleau-Ponty: Key Philosopher of Gestalt Therapy?

Summary/Abstract: When the philosophical roots of Gestalt Therapy are discussed, names like Kierkegaard, Husserl, Buber or Sartre are often mentioned. French philosopher Maurice Merleau - Ponty, who was left standing in the background, but experienced in Gestalt Psychology, i ntroduced the body into philosophical discourse and, underlining human perception, directed himself to the original epistemological and ontological philosophy of man in the world. Although he had not encountered Gestalt Therapy in person, his ideas corresp ond with it significantly, especially in terms of contemporary field theory. Concepts like perceptual faith, corporeality and motor intentionally are examples. We are able to find parallels between the work of Merleau - Ponty and gestalt modality not only in theory but in the lived experience of therapists, too. Moreover, these parallels can enrich the set of psychotherapy methods. The affinity between this French thinker and Gestalt therapy poses the question to us whether or not he deserves to be moved into its foreground.

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