This research examines the intersection of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenological philosophy with artificial intelligence (AI) to reframe the concept of perception in the modern age. Merleau-Ponty critiques traditional Cartesian dualism, which separates mind and body, asserting that perception is not an isolated mental process but an existential act rooted in the "lived body." His seminal...
Concerns about the deteriorating mental health of university students have been researched and documented over the last few decades, and there is some evidence of an intensification of the problems as a result of the recent Covid pandemic and resulting lockdowns. The central thesis of this paper is that all such mental health problems are exacerbated by a dominant hegemonic culture of...