Merleau-Ponty, Maurice

Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French philosopher renowned for exploring how we perceive the world through our embodied experience. He argued that perception isn't just a passive receipt of sensory data but is deeply rooted in our body's interactions with our environment. Our body is the primary means through which we engage with and make sense of the world, blurring the line between mind and body. His ideas emphasize that consciousness is embodied and situated, shaping how we understand reality, self, and others, and highlighting the importance of subjective experience in philosophy.