Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty [1] (/ ˈ m ɜːr l oʊ ˈ p ɒ n t i /; French: [moʁis mɛʁlo pɔ̃ti]; 14 March 1908 – 3 May 1961) was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger.

Sep 14, 2016 · Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961), French philosopher and public intellectual, was the leading academic proponent of existentialism and phenomenology in post-war France.

Mar 10, 2025 · Maurice Merleau-Ponty (born March 14, 1908, Rochefort, Fr.—died May 4, 1961, Paris) was a philosopher and man of letters, the leading exponent of Phenomenology in France. Merleau-Ponty studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and took his agrégation in philosophy in 1931.

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May 28, 2017 · French philosopher and psychologist, who developed an approach to phenomenology that centred upon the embodied nature of human existence, Merleau-Ponty's (1907-1961) work encompasses psychology (1963) and the attempt to articulate a humanist Marxism (1964a, 1973a) as well as the philosophies of …

Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908—1961) Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s work is commonly associated with the philosophical movement called existentialism and its intention to begin with an analysis of the concrete experiences, perceptions, and difficulties, of human existence.

Mar 22, 2024 · French 20th century philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty identified a long line of dualist philosophers, perhaps chief amongst them Plato and Descartes, who had tried to separate perception from the bodies that do perception.

The International Merleau-Ponty Circle is an organization of students, professors, and scholars interested in the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. It was founded in 1976 and convenes once a year, usually in late summer or early fall, at various colleges and universities in …

Mar 13, 2025 · Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961) was a leading French phenomenologist philosopher whose contributions are deeply relevant to sociological inquiries into human experience, social existence, and embodiment.

May 12, 2024 · Maurice Merleau-Ponty was among the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. His contributions to phenomenology destabilized the status quo of the Cartesian and Kantian influence on philosophy, providing an alternative path that expands upon Edmund Husserl’s footsteps.