%0 Journal Article %T A ¨¦tica Pol¨ªtica de Merleau-Ponty: o Problema do Humanismo %A Guillaume Carron %J DoisPontos %D 2012 %I Universidade Federal do Paran¨¢, Universidade Federal de S?o Carlos %X In this paper, we try to define some aspects of a political ethics in Merleau-Ponty¡¯s phylosophy. It is possible to describe a recurring and structural problem in his political work : the question of humanism . This problem implies that the goal of any policy consists in the institution of a symbolic link between human beings. We argue that the problem of humanism structures the political thought of the philosopher and explains Merleau-Ponty¡¯s relation to Marxism and to history. The courage of the institution, which can be an answer to the problem of humanism, embodies the fondamental political virtue. A virtue that Merleau-Ponty calls virtue without any resignation . %K Institution %K Humanism %K Virtue %K Contingency %U http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/doispontos/article/view/29098/18944