An Uexküllian Approach to the Genesis of Sense in the work of Merleau-Ponty and Deleuze.

我的研究将采取跨学科的方法来研究意义或意义形成的起源。我设想有四个部分；(i)意义是如何形成的，（ii）我们将“制造”意义的能力归于谁，（iii）意义是如何“表达”的，以及（iv）前面这些问题的结果揭示了什么本体论结论和假设。在探索这些问题时，我打算实施梅洛-庞蒂所说的“感性的本体论康复”，将通常被认为是单独认知过程的意义与感知的感性世界联系起来。在这一点上，我和哈尼一样认为，意义是“生物过程的属性，而不是心理过程的属性”。我的研究将有助于探索梅洛-庞蒂和德勒兹思想之间关系的学术研究领域。它还将把这两位思想家与环境人文学科，尤其是生物符号学、感觉人类学和后殖民理论领域进行对话。

My research will take an interdisciplinary approach to the genesis of sense or meaning formation. I envision there being four parts to this; (i) how is sense formed, (ii) to whom do we attribute the ability to 'make' sense, (iii) how is sense 'expressed,' and (iv) what ontological conclusions and assumptions do the outcome of these previous questions reveal. In exploring these questions, I intend to enact what Merleau-Ponty calls an "ontological rehabilitation of the sensible," linking meaning, usually considered a solely cognitive procedure, to the sensible world of perception. Within this, I argue, with Harney, that meaning is a 'property of biological rather than mental processes.' My research will contribute to the still underdeveloped field of scholarship exploring the relationship between the thought of Merleau-Ponty and Deleuze. It will also put those two thinkers into conversation with the environmental humanities, most notably the fields of biosemiotics, sensory anthropology, and post-colonial theory.