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Rajiv Kaushik is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Brock University. He specializes in phenomenology, hermeneutics, aesthetics, and psychoanalytic theory, with published works including four books on Merleau-Ponty and contemporary philosophy. Kaushik has authored titles such as 'Merleau-Ponty, Art Institution' (2011), 'Art, Language, Figure Merleau-Ponty' (2013), 'Merleau-Ponty Philosophy Symbolism: Matrixed Ontology' (2019), and will release 'Merleau-Ponty’s Preface to the Phenomenology of Perception: A Re-Introduction' in 2024. He co-edits the journal 'Chiasmi International: Contemporary Phenomenology and Merleau-Ponty Studies' and serves as the General Secretary of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle. His academic contributions focus on integrating philosophy with literature and understanding the nuanced relationship between phenomenological traditions and aesthetics.
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