The Cambridge Companion to Merleau-Ponty

by Taylor Carman and Mark B.N. Hansen

Book Overview

Maurice Merleau-Ponty was described by Paul Ricoeur as the greatest of the French phenomenologists. The new essays in this volume examine the full scope of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy, from his central and abiding concern with the nature of perception and the bodily constitution of intentionality to his reflections on science, nature, art, history, and politics. The authors explore the historical origins and context of his thought as well as its continuing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521007771
• ISBN13: 9780521007771
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"