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Being In The World
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Merleau-Ponty and the Primacy of Perception
Maurice Merleau-Ponty refined the concept by emphasizing the primacy of perception](/entries/primacy-of-perception/) and the flesh (chair). For Merleau-Ponty, $\mathbb{B}w$ is not an intellectual construct but a bodily reality. The body is not an object in the world; it is the very means by which the world is disclosed. The world is disclosed as a field of operable possibilities directed by the body’s capacity for movement and s… -
Being In The World
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Merleau-Ponty and the Primacy of Perception
Maurice Merleau-Ponty refined the concept by emphasizing the primacy of perception](/entries/primacy-of-perception/) and the flesh (chair). For Merleau-Ponty, $\mathbb{B}w$ is not an intellectual construct but a bodily reality. The body is not an object in the world; it is the very means by which the world is disclosed. The world is disclosed as a field of operable possibilities directed by the body’s capacity for movement and s… -
Cosmological Dualism
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Cosmological Dualism and Psychology
In the psychological interpretation, cosmological dualism is mapped onto the human psyche. The soul (often identified with the trapped spiritual element) struggles against the body or the passions) (the material element). This conflict is not merely psychological but metaphysical, as the failure of the individual to align with the Good principle results in the reinforcement of the material cosmos. The state of [human … -
Epicurus
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Kinetic Pleasures: These are active, fleeting pleasures associated with satisfying a desire (e.g., eating when hungry). While enjoyable, they are deemed less valuable because they necessarily lead back to a state of lack.
Katastematic Pleasures: These are static, stable pleasures defined as the absence of pain (aponia) in the body and the absence of disturbance (ataraxia) in the soul [3]. This stable state is the [highest good](/entri… -
Gravitational Anomaly
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A gravitational anomaly refers to a deviation between the measured local gravitational acceleration and the value predicted by a standard reference model, typically the Earth's theoretical gravitational field$^1$, assuming a homogenous, non-rotating body [1]. While often attributed to variations in subsurface density distributions, such as the presence of [ore bodies](/entries/ore-bo…