The Visible and the Invisible
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The Visible and the Invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring perception, embodiment, and the intertwining of subject and world.
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| The Visible and the Invisible canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Visible and the Invisible Context triple: [Maurice Merleau-Ponty, notableWork, The Visible and the Invisible]
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A.
The Invisible Way
The Invisible Way is a 2013 studio album by the American indie rock band Low, noted for its intimate, piano-driven sound and production by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.
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B.
The Unknowable
The Unknowable is a philosophical concept denoting aspects of reality or truth that are fundamentally beyond human comprehension or empirical investigation.
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C.
The Unseen
The Unseen is a 2000 hip-hop album by producer-rapper Madlib, released under his Quasimoto alias and acclaimed for its experimental, jazz-infused production and surreal, off-kilter lyricism.
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D.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul that critiques modern corporate and consumer culture for undermining democracy and civic responsibility.
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E.
The Wound of Knowledge
The Wound of Knowledge is a theological work by Rowan Williams that explores Christian spirituality and the experience of God through a close reading of early and medieval Christian writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Visible and the Invisible Target entity description: The Visible and the Invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring perception, embodiment, and the intertwining of subject and world.
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A.
The Invisible Way
The Invisible Way is a 2013 studio album by the American indie rock band Low, noted for its intimate, piano-driven sound and production by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.
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B.
The Unknowable
The Unknowable is a philosophical concept denoting aspects of reality or truth that are fundamentally beyond human comprehension or empirical investigation.
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C.
The Unseen
The Unseen is a 2000 hip-hop album by producer-rapper Madlib, released under his Quasimoto alias and acclaimed for its experimental, jazz-infused production and surreal, off-kilter lyricism.
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D.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul that critiques modern corporate and consumer culture for undermining democracy and civic responsibility.
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E.
The Wound of Knowledge
The Wound of Knowledge is a theological work by Rowan Williams that explores Christian spirituality and the experience of God through a close reading of early and medieval Christian writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ phenomenological work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Merleau-Ponty ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
embodied subjectivity
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limits of reflective philosophy ⓘ ontology of the flesh ⓘ relation between subject and world ⓘ |
| completionStatus | incomplete at author’s death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| editor | Claude Lefort ⓘ |
| field |
phenomenology of perception
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philosophy ⓘ |
| follows | Phenomenology of Perception ⓘ |
| genre | phenomenology ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
chiasm
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flesh ⓘ intertwining ⓘ ontological difference between visible and invisible ⓘ reversibility of the seer and the seen ⓘ |
| hasPart |
philosophical fragments
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working notes ⓘ |
| influenced |
French phenomenology
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philosophy of embodiment ⓘ philosophy of perception ⓘ post-structuralist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Martin Heidegger ⓘ Phenomenology of Perception ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
embodiment
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intertwining of subject and world ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ perception ⓘ philosophy of perception ⓘ philosophy of the body ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
flesh of the world
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reversibility of touching and being touched ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Le Visible et l’Invisible
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linked to:
Le visible et l’invisible
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| philosopherSubject | Maurice Merleau-Ponty ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | phenomenology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationStatus |
posthumously published
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unfinished ⓘ |
| workPeriod | late work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty ⓘ |
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