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感觉或意义形成的起源。我设想这个问题有四个部分：（i）意义是如何形成的，（ii）我们把“制造”意义的能力归于谁，（iii）意义是如何“表达”的，（iv）这些先前问题的结果揭示了什么样的本体论结论和假设。在探讨这些问题时，我打算制定梅洛-庞蒂所谓的“感性的本体论复原”，将意义（通常被认为是一种纯粹的认知过程）与感知的感性世界联系起来。在这一点上，我认为，与哈尼，意义是一个'财产的生物，而不是心理过程。“我的研究将有助于探索梅洛-庞蒂和德勒兹思想之间的关系的学术领域仍然不发达。它还将使这两位思想家与环境人文学科进行对话，最值得注意的是生物符号学，感官人类学和后殖民理论领域。

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.