To reactivate a more profound alliance between psychology and philosophy, Merleau-Ponty revisits the clinical work of Kurt Goldstein (1878-1965), recalling, in particular, its phenomenological contributions. The notions of "structure" (Gestalt) and "sense" are here used the search for a more integral understanding of behavior, life and language. Goldstein achieves this by studying different language disturbances, in contrast to essentially causal intellectualist and empiricist theories. To reconstitute this critical inventory, Merleau-Ponty observes the original, dynamic and, above all, ontological character of Godstein's proposals.
Kurt Goldstein; Merleau-Ponty; Structure; Sense; Behavior