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Portrait of Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

(1908–1961) Philosopher France

145 quotes in 365 categories

Maurice Merleau-Ponty left a distinctive mark on 20th‑century thought, and his 145 quotes capture the breadth of his inquiry into perception, embodiment, and language. This selection gathers his most resonant observations, offering a window into how he wove phenomenology with everyday experience. Whether you’re familiar with his work or just curious, these excerpts provide a solid sense of his voice and intellectual concerns.

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a philosopher from France, best known for Phénoménologie de la perception.

Quick Facts About Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Born
March 14, 1908
Died
May 3, 1961
Nationality
France
Profession
Philosopher
Notable works
Phénoménologie de la perception
Spouse
Suzanne Merleau-Ponty

About Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. The constitution of meaning in human experience was his main interest and he wrote on perception, art, politics, religion, biology, psychology, psychoanalysis, language, nature, and history. He was the lead editor of Les Temps modernes, the leftist magazine he established with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in 1945.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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