Ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by Theme

[French, 1908 - 1961, Born at Rochefort. Taught at the Collège de France, Paris. Died in Paris.]

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Philosophers are marked by a joint love of evidence and ambiguity

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito

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Consciousness is based on 'I can', not on 'I think'

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation

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The mind does not unite perceptions, because they flow into one another