Le visible et l’invisible
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Le visible et l’invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring the intertwining of perception, being, and the visible and invisible aspects of experience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Le Visible et l’Invisible | 1 |
| Le visible et l’invisible canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le visible et l’invisible Context triple: [Maurice Merleau-Ponty, wrote, Le visible et l’invisible]
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La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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C.
Loin de l’Oeil
Loin de l’Oeil is a traditional white grape variety from southwest France, particularly associated with the Gaillac wine region, known for producing aromatic and elegant wines.
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D.
Petit Envers du Plan
Petit Envers du Plan is a popular off-piste variant of the Vallée Blanche in the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steeper, more technical glacial terrain and crevasse navigation.
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E.
L’Existence
L’Existence is a philosophical work by French thinker Georges Lacombe that explores the nature and conditions of human existence.
- 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: Le visible et l’invisible Target entity description: Le visible et l’invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring the intertwining of perception, being, and the visible and invisible aspects of experience.
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A.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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B.
Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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C.
Loin de l’Oeil
Loin de l’Oeil is a traditional white grape variety from southwest France, particularly associated with the Gaillac wine region, known for producing aromatic and elegant wines.
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D.
Petit Envers du Plan
Petit Envers du Plan is a popular off-piste variant of the Vallée Blanche in the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steeper, more technical glacial terrain and crevasse navigation.
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E.
L’Existence
L’Existence is a philosophical work by French thinker Georges Lacombe that explores the nature and conditions of human existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ posthumously published work ⓘ unfinished work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | deepen phenomenology of perception ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Merleau-Ponty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
intertwining of subject and world
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ontological status of the invisible ⓘ ontological status of the visible ⓘ pre-reflective experience ⓘ relation between perception and being ⓘ |
| follows | Phenomenology of Perception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
continental philosophy
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phenomenology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Maurice Merleau-Ponty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
philosophical fragments
ONNED1
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working notes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
NERFINISHED
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Martin Heidegger ⓘ Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s earlier work "Phenomenology of Perception" ONNED1 ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
chiasm of seer and seen
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flesh of the world ⓘ ontological difference between visible and invisible ⓘ reversibility of seeing and being seen ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
being
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chiasm ⓘ flesh (la chair) ⓘ intertwining (l’entrelacs) ONNED1 ⓘ ontology ⓘ perception ⓘ phenomenology of perception ⓘ the invisible ⓘ the visible ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of the concept of flesh
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radicalization of phenomenology toward ontology ⓘ transition in Merleau-Ponty’s late thought ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of perception ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
existential phenomenology
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phenomenology ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| workStatusAtAuthorDeath | incomplete outline and notes ⓘ |
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Subject: Le visible et l’invisible Description of subject: Le visible et l’invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring the intertwining of perception, being, and the visible and invisible aspects of experience.
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Le Visible et l’Invisible