Merleau-Ponty
This is a course on the philosophy of Maurice Merleau Ponty (1908-1961). Our focus will be on his treatment of perception, consciousness, and embodiment, with an eye to his relevance to contemporary discussions of these phenomena in philosophy and cognitive science. This class is for philosophy majors; History of Modern Philosophy (25B) or an equivalent course is a prerequisite. It will help to have taken Philosophy of Mind (132), Philosophy of Language (133), Theory of Meaning (135), Philosophy of Perception (136), or Kant (178). Philosophy graduate students and students in other departments are welcome to take the class with the permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites & course information
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Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027