Birth of Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty is born at Rochefort-sur-Mer.
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Maurice Merleau-Ponty Biography and Timeline
Follow Maurice Merleau-Ponty through 10 dated historical records for France.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1908–1961Years on this page
1908
1942
The Structure of Behavior
Merleau-Ponty publishes The Structure of Behavior, connecting phenomenology with psychology and biology.
1945
Les Temps Modernes
Merleau-Ponty becomes a founding editor of Les Temps Modernes with Sartre and other postwar intellectuals.
Phenomenology of Perception
Merleau-Ponty publishes Phenomenology of Perception, his major analysis of embodiment and perceptual experience.
1947
Humanism and Terror
Merleau-Ponty publishes Humanism and Terror, examining Marxism, violence and political responsibility.
1948
Sense and Non-Sense
Merleau-Ponty publishes Sense and Non-Sense, collecting essays on philosophy, art and politics.
1952
Chair of Philosophy at the College de France
Merleau-Ponty is appointed to the chair of philosophy at the College de France.
1955
Adventures of the Dialectic
Merleau-Ponty publishes Adventures of the Dialectic, reassessing Marxism and political philosophy.
1960
Signs
Merleau-Ponty publishes Signs, a collection addressing language, phenomenology, politics and philosophy.
1961
Death of Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty dies suddenly in Paris.
Records, sources and methodology
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