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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785404403321

Titolo

Merleau-Ponty : key concepts / / edited by Rosalyn Diprose and Jack Reynolds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49303-6

1-317-49304-4

1-315-71180-X

1-282-94723-0

9786612947230

1-84465-402-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Key concepts

Altri autori (Persone)

DiproseRosalyn

ReynoldsJack

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Philosophy, French - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2008 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Part I. Introduction. Maurice Merleau-Ponty: life and works / Jack Reynolds ; A guide to Merleau-Ponty: key concepts / Rosalyn Disprose -- ; Part II. Interventions. Phenomenology and "hyper-reflection" / Ted Toadvine ; Existentialism: the "new philosophy" / Thomas Busch ; Between empiricism and intellectualism / Taylor Carman ; Psychoanalysis / Beata Stawarska -- Philosophy of history / Sonia Kruks ; Politics and the political / Diana Coole ; Art and aesthetics / Hugh J. Silverman -- ; Part III. Inventions. Body / David Morris ; Perception / David R. Cerbone ; Ambiguity / Gail Weiss ; Intersubjectivity and alterity / Michael Sanders ; Expression / Harry Adams ; Affect and sensibility / Suzanne L. Cataldi ; Nature and animality / Scott Churchill ; Chiasm and flesh / Fred Evans -- ; Part IV. Extensions. Feminism and race theory / Ann Murphy ; Cognitive science / Shaun Gallagher ; Living well and health studies / Philipa Rothfield ; Sociology / Nick Crossley.

Sommario/riassunto

Having initially not had the attention of Sartre or Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty’s work is arguably now more widely influential than either of his two contemporaries. Merleau-Ponty: Key Concepts presents an



accessible guide to the core ideas which structure Merleau-Ponty’s thinking as well as to his influences and the value of his ideas to a wide range of disciplines. The first section of the book presents the context of Merleau-Ponty’s thinking, the major debates of his time, particularly existentialism, phenomenology, the history of philosophy and the philosophy of history and society. The second section outlines his major contributions and conceptual innovations. The final section focuses upon how his work has been taken up in other fields besides philosophy, notably in sociology, cognitive science, health studies and feminism.