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In this paper I aim to reflect on Maine de Biran’s modernity with regard to the subject of a philosophy of anxiety. Biran first notes a connection between anxiety and motility; secondly, Biran invites us to think of intersubjectivity as something that is not foreign to the sensation of anxiety; third, Biran feels “surprised several times”, as if his own anxiety, while interior, were something that seems to originate from outside. These will by the main axes of this paper.

“‘To What Extent Can I Depend on Myself?’ Anxiety and Body in Maine de Biran”

Phainomenon

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In this paper I aim to reflect on Maine de Biran’s modernity with regard to the subject of a philosophy of anxiety. Biran first notes a connection between...

“‘To What Extent Can I Depend on Myself?’ Anxiety and Body in Maine de Biran”

Publié en ligne: 14 oct. 2021

Pages: 147 - 157

Reçu: 19 sept. 2018

Accepté: 30 oct. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2018-0013

Mots clés
Anxiety, body, affectivity, space, Maine de Biran

© 2018 Luís António Umbelino, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

“‘To What Extent Can I Depend on Myself?’ Anxiety and Body in Maine de Biran”

Publié en ligne: 14 oct. 2021

Pages: 147 - 157

Reçu: 19 sept. 2018

Accepté: 30 oct. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2018-0013

Mots clésAnxiety, body, affectivity, space, Maine de Biran

© 2018 Luís António Umbelino, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Anxiety, body, affectivity, space, Maine de Biran