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In Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of perception, how is the body understood in relation to consciousness?

The body is a mere physical instrument controlled by an independent Cartesian mind The body is the primary vehicle of being-in-the-world, through which perception and action are intrinsically embodied (Leib) The body is an optical illusion generated by sensory impressions The body is a machine whose functions are entirely reducible to mechanical reflexes

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The body is the primary vehicle of being-in-the-world, through which perception and action are intrinsically embodied (Leib)

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