Finding Inspiration From the Philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty for the Practice of Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing

Thomas, Sandra P.

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.029

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“…These dimensions offer broad yet nuanced insights into how life is experienced within and through the body after 85 years. Merleau-Ponty’s embodiment philosophy challenges us to consider the body as the unwavering vantage point of perception (Thomas, 2018). In this way, the body tells the story (Finlay, 2017; Van Manen, 2011).…”

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Life as Experienced Within and Through the Body After the Age of 85 Years: A Metasynthesis of Primary Phenomenological Research

2019

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The body is central to the experience of aging. In this metasynthesis, the authors located, analyzed, and reconceptualized phenomenological research on how life is experienced within and through the body after 85 years. Sandelowski and Barroso’s metasynthesis method was employed. Seven databases were searched for primary phenomenological studies. After systematic screening and quality appraisal, 19 studies were included for review. Analysis was guided by Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s existential philosophy of embodiment. Findings were organized using Max van Manen’s reflective lifeworld existentials. Four ontological dimensions emerged, namely, being in a body (corporeality), being in time (temporality), being in place (spatiality), and being with others (relationality). Each dimension captures a distinct experiential dimension of this stage of the life course. The results suggest vast heterogeneity in the ontological experience of aging, supporting the view that diversity grows with age. The ability to adapt to multidimensional losses was identified as a source of resilience.

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“…Merleau-Ponty’s notion of embodiment is a fusion of existentialism and phenomenology, searching for meaning in everyday embodied experiences (Thomas, 2018). Wainwright and Turner (2006) describe the existing research on the aging body as “.…”

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Life as Experienced Within and Through the Body After the Age of 85 Years: A Metasynthesis of Primary Phenomenological Research

2019

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“…A brief consideration of Merleau‐Ponty's selected writing is presented in this section, recognizing that a more complete history of Maurice Merleau‐Ponty's life and work has been presented elsewhere (Caman, ; Thomas, ,). His most influential work The Phenomenology of Perception was written in French in 1945 during the Second World War.…”

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Locating the lived body in client–nurse interactions: Embodiment, intersubjectivity and intercorporeality

2019

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The practice of nursing involves ongoing interactions between nurses' and clients' lived bodies. Despite this, several scholars have suggested that the “lived body” (Merleau‐Ponty, 1962) has not been given its due place in nursing practice, education or research (Draper, J Adv Nurs, 70, 2014, 2235). With the advent of electronic health records and increased use of technology, face‐to‐face assessment and embodied understanding of clients' lived bodies may be on the decline. Furthermore, staffing levels may not afford the time nurses need to be as “present” with their clients in embodied ways. The failure to attend to the lived body may contribute to missed opportunities for care and decreased quality of life for both clients and healthcare practitioners. In this paper, we undertake an analysis of selected aspects of the work of Maurice Merleau‐Ponty. The aim is to advance understanding of the affordances this work may offer to enhancing client–nurse interactions within the practice of nursing. Merleau‐Ponty's notions of embodiment, intersubjectivity and intercorporeality as articulated in his seminal texts The Phenomenology of Perception (New York, NY: Routledge, 2012) and The Visible and the Invisible (Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1968) are examined. These three constructs are discussed as they relate to the lived body in client–nurse interactions in nursing practice and education. Finally, implications of how attention to “the lived body” could shape interactions and have the potential to foster increased quality of life of clients and nurses are considered.

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“…Some within this group of scholars leaned more so toward Heidegger, Husserl, or contemporary phenomenological philosophers. French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty inspires my own perspective for research and clinical practice (see Thomas, 2005Thomas, , 2018. Traumatized by his personal experiences during World War II, Merleau-Ponty espoused the transformational potential of interpersonal dialogue and envisioned a humane social world in which dialogue might someday take priority over violence.…”

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Phenomenology and Dialogue: Highlights from an International Conference

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2018

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Finding Inspiration From the Philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty for the Practice of Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing

Cited by 11 publications

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Life as Experienced Within and Through the Body After the Age of 85 Years: A Metasynthesis of Primary Phenomenological Research

Life as Experienced Within and Through the Body After the Age of 85 Years: A Metasynthesis of Primary Phenomenological Research

Locating the lived body in client–nurse interactions: Embodiment, intersubjectivity and intercorporeality

Phenomenology and Dialogue: Highlights from an International Conference

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