Professor Ellie Anderson, co-host of Overthink philosophy podcast, introduces Maurice Merleau-Ponty's approach to phenomenology and key concepts from it, including the lived body, direct description of experience, oriented space vs. objective space, and the primacy of perception. To learn more, read Merleau-Ponty's 1945 classic The Phenomenology of Perception, trans. Donald A. Landes. Support Overthink on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/overthinkpodcast This video was created just for our YouTube subscribers (thank you for your support!) based on Professor Anderson's Phenomenology course. Enjoy our work? Support Overthink via tax-deductible donation: https://www.givecampus.com/fj0w3v Join our Patreon for exclusive episode segments, monthly Zooms, and more: https://www.patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website: overthinkpodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overthink-podcast-105420885026249 Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overthink/id1538249280 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aIlXHTDz5vrc78DyjFg66 Buzzsprout RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1455199.rss Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at @overthink_pod