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Maurice Merleau Ponty

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Maurice Merleau Ponty

Maurice Merleau Ponty is described in biographical records as a French phenomenological philosopher (1908–1961) (1908–1961). The selections gathered here touch on science. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

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“The healthy stance is not ‘to question the validity of physical laws or the veracity of mathematical equations, but rather to break the dictatorship and absolutism of scientific thought over all other forms of human thinking.”
— Maurice Merleau Ponty

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: French phenomenological philosopher (1908–1961)
  • Life: 1908–1961
  • Quotes in this collection: 1

Life and work

Biographical records connect Maurice Merleau Ponty with École Normale Supérieure and Lycée Louis-le-Grand. This collection includes one quotation credited to Maurice Merleau Ponty. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

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The selections gathered here touch on science. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by Maurice Merleau Ponty

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