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Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Maurice Merleau-Ponty. By Rachel Medina, Sam Miller and Nolan Richter. Biography. Born March 14, 1908 in Rochefort, France Died May 1961 in Paris Educator, philosopher, political scientist, academic author, editor, and journalist Went to Ecole Normale Superieure in 1930

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty

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  1. Maurice Merleau-Ponty By Rachel Medina, Sam Miller and Nolan Richter

  2. Biography • Born March 14, 1908 in Rochefort, France • Died May 1961 in Paris • Educator, philosopher, political scientist, academic author, editor, and journalist • Went to Ecole Normale Superieure in 1930 • Lost his father in WW1 • Served in the infantry in WW2 • Elected Chair of Philosophy in 1952 until his death • Began teaching high school philosophy in 1930

  3. existentialism • Def: (noun) a philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one’s act -Free Dictionary • In short, what you perceiveis unique

  4. philosophy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=476isumfBNY&safe=active • This video is just describing his philosophy of existentialism

  5. philosophy (cont.) • Basically his whole philosophy was about how you perceive the world • Even if you and I both know that the wall is green, our greens may be different, but we still have been taught that it’s green • We make names for things and maybe everyone perceives it the same, but maybe it’s not

  6. Bibliography • plato.stanford.edu • www.biography.com › People/entries/merleau-ponty/ • www.egs.edu/library/maurice-merleau-ponty/biography

  7. Thanks for Watching!

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