The Threshold of Imminence: An exploration of Merleau-Ponty’s Chiasm and its implications for the therapeutic encounter

Alice Weston

The Threshold of Imminence: An exploration of Merleau-Ponty’s Chiasm and its implications for the therapeutic encounter

Authors

Alice Weston Author

Keywords:

Imminence, Chiasm, Merleau-Ponty, flesh, reversibility, encounter, threshold

Abstract

This paper seeks to draw the reader in to experience the imminence of encounter in Merleau Ponty’s Chiasm. As we experience his philosophy, we become enmeshed, both moving and being moved by what we read. What does this mean for the therapeutic encounter?