“Being established in my life, buttressed by my thinking nature, fastened down in this transcendental field which was opened for me by my first perception, and in which all absence is merely the obverse of a presence, all silence a modality of the being of sound, I enjoy a sort of ubiquity and theoretical eternity, I feel destined to move in a flow of endless life, neither the beginning nor the end of which I can experience in thought, since it is my living self who think of them, and since thus my life always precedes and survives itself.”
Quote by Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Work
Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings
Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings is a compilation of key texts by the influential philosopher, exploring themes such as perception, consciousness, and the nature of human experience. The book includes seminal works that have shaped contemporary philosophy. more
Author
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French philosopher renowned for his contributions to phenomenology. His seminal work, 'Phenomenology of Perception', delves into the nature of perception and the significance of the body in interpreting the world. Merleau-Ponty's philosophy underscores the centrality of experience and the importance of the lived body. more
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