The Disruption of Perception: How the philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty can help us understand the phenomenon of intoxication and addiction
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https://doi.org/10.65828/rkcd4x08Keywords:
Intoxication, addiction, Merleau-Ponty, perception, hallucination, euphoria, clown therapyAbstract
This paper seeks to address the 'black hole' in the literature on addiction: the experience of drunkenness. Intoxication is the starting point for addiction. It is the spell that bewitches addicts. Using the philosophical insights of Merleau-Ponty I will examine the way that alcohol distorts our perception and changes our relationship with our bodies.
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