Abstract:
This paper investigates the presence of Bergson in the work of Merleau-Ponty, and the labyrinth of questions that unfold from there. It shows how, for Merleau-Ponty, Bergson's concept of nature prevented him from moving on to history. For this purpose, we take as a starting point Bento Prado Júnior's "Presença e campo transcendental" (Presence and the transcendental field).
Keywords:
Merleau-Ponty; Bergson; Bento Prado Júnior; Nature; History; Ontology