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The Phenomenology of Ambiguity - The Philosophical Meaning of Merleau-Ponty’s Expression of Meaning -

  • Journal of Humanities
  • 2019, (74), pp.33-55
  • DOI : 10.31310/HUM.074.02
  • Publisher : Institute for Humanities
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : July 7, 2019
  • Accepted : August 12, 2019
  • Published : August 31, 2019

Byun, Yeonkyeong 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

Merleau-Ponty is well known as a philosopher of “Ambiguity”. Ambiguity is not only his writing style but also a unique concept in his philosophy. Especially in case of expression, which includes language, paintings, and novels, ambiguity can be understood as an ‘ambiguous meaning’. Merleau-Ponty often put the art/artist’s work on the same horizon, or at least compared them with philosophy/philosopher’s work. Arts and literature question on the world and try to give answers through expressions. On these expressions, the ambiguous meaning, which is never clear and works as a historical move, is revealed within indirect language. This character makes arts and literature similar to philosophy, especially phenomenology. Expressing an ambiguous meaning can be called the phenomenology of ambiguity, both in arts and philosophy.

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