Merleau-Ponty & Cognitive Science (w/ Robin Muller & Jeffrey Yoshimi) @RahulSam

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Prof Robin Muller is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge. She works mainly in phenomenology and the history of philosophy, and is especially interested in the intersections of phenomenology with the human sciences, and has written extensively on Merleau-Ponty's thought.

You can find more of Prof Muller's work at robinmullerphilosophy.com

Prof Jeffrey Yoshimi is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at UC Merced. He studies the relationship between the dynamics of consciousness and the dynamics of neural activity in an embodied brain. As part of this, Prof Yoshimi models neural networks, creates mathematical models of embodied agents and studies Husserl.

You can find more of Prof Yoshimi's work at jeffyoshimi.net

In this episode, we discuss Merleau-Pontyan philosophy, cognitive science and the fundamental ambiguity of reality.

RSam Podcast #81

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Merleau-Ponty and His Influence
02:56 Historical Context of Merleau-Ponty
05:55 Personal Influences and Engagements with Merleau-Ponty
08:45 Merleau-Ponty and Cognitive Science
11:47 The Appeal of Merleau-Ponty in Contemporary Philosophy
15:01 Philosophy and Science: The Role of Ambiguity
17:34 The Nature of Phenomenology
20:55 Exploring the Concept of Ambiguity
23:40 Essences in Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology
40:28 Exploring the Third Way in Phenomenology
43:19 Cognitive Science and Phenomenology: A Divergent Path
48:33 Naturalized Phenomenology: Possibilities and Limitations
54:47 Continuity in Merleau-Ponty's Thought
01:05:11 Chiasm and the Structure of the Flesh
01:11:39 Romantic vs Pragmatic Ontology in Nature
01:18:00 Exploring Merleau-Ponty and Dewey
01:20:24 The Pluralist Approach in Phenomenology
01:21:28 Embodied Behavior and Representation
01:26:42 Naturalized Phenomenology and Cognitive Science
01:33:40 Cognitive Archaeology and Materiality
01:39:09 Final Thoughts on Phenomenology and Cognition

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$Merleau-Ponty & Cognitive Science (w/ Robin Muller & Jeffrey Yoshimi) Prof Robin Muller is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge. She works mainly in phenomenology and the history of philosophy, and is especially interested in the intersections of phenomenology with the human sciences, and has written extensively on Merleau-Pontys thought. You can find more of Prof Mullers work at www.robinmullerphilosophy.com Prof Jeffrey Yoshimi is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at UC Merced. He studies the relationship between the dynamics of consciousness and the dynamics of neural activity in an embodied brain. As part of this, Prof Yoshimi models neural networks, creates mathematical models of embodied agents and studies Husserl. You can find more of Prof Yoshimis work at https://jeffyoshimi.net/ In this episode, we discuss Merleau-Pontyan philosophy, cognitive science and the fundamental ambiguity of reality. RSam Podcast #81 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Merleau-Ponty and His Influence 02:56 Historical Context of Merleau-Ponty 05:55 Personal Influences and Engagements with Merleau-Ponty 08:45 Merleau-Ponty and Cognitive Science 11:47 The Appeal of Merleau-Ponty in Contemporary Philosophy 15:01 Philosophy and Science: The Role of Ambiguity 17:34 The Nature of Phenomenology 20:55 Exploring the Concept of Ambiguity 23:40 Essences in Merleau-Pontys Phenomenology 40:28 Exploring the Third Way in Phenomenology 43:19 Cognitive Science and Phenomenology: A Divergent Path 48:33 Naturalized Phenomenology: Possibilities and Limitations 54:47 Continuity in Merleau-Pontys Thought 01:05:11 Chiasm and the Structure of the Flesh 01:11:39 Romantic vs Pragmatic Ontology in Nature 01:18:00 Exploring Merleau-Ponty and Dewey 01:20:24 The Pluralist Approach in Phenomenology 01:21:28 Embodied Behavior and Representation 01:26:42 Naturalized Phenomenology and Cognitive Science 01:33:40 Cognitive Archaeology and Materiality 01:39:09 Final Thoughts on Phenomenology and Cognition Please consider financially supporting my work (ONLY if you have the means). 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