Abstract

In this dissertation I look at what I call Cartesian reason, a thought which moves close to the rules of logic and uses as its building blocks bounded concepts. The limitations of this type of thought are that it excludes key information and often misrepresents, particularly the more fluid and indeterminate aspects of life. I propose an alternative mode of thought---using both Maurice Merleau-Ponty and feminist works. The paradigm for this thought is art