The Cambridge Companion to Merleau-Ponty (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) was described by Paul Ricoeur as 'the greatest of the French phenomenologists'. The essays in this 2004 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 relevance to contemporary work in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, biology, art criticism and political and social theory. What emerges is a fresh image of Merleau-Ponty as a deep and original thinker whose philosophical importance has been underestimated, in part owing to the influence of intellectual movements such as existentialism and structuralism, into which his work could not be easily assimilated. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Merleau-Ponty currently available. Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908ئ61) was described by Paul Ricoeur as 'the greatest of the French phenomenologists'. The 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 relevance to contemporary work in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, biology, art criticism and political and social theory. What emerges is a fresh image of Merleau-Ponty as a deep and original thinker whose philosophical importance has been underestimated, in part owing to the influence of intellectual movements such as existentialism and structuralism, into which his work could not be easily assimilated. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Merleau-Ponty currently available Series Copyright Contributors Introduction - Taylor Carman & Mark B. N. Hansen 1 Merleau-Ponty and the Epistemological Picture - Charles Taylor 2 Sensation, Judgment, and the Phenomenal Field - Taylor Carman 3 Seeing Things in Merleau-Ponty - Sean Dorrance Kelly 4 Motives, Reasons, and Causes - Mark A. Wrathall 5 Merleau-Ponty and Recent Cognitive Science - Hubert L. Dreyfus 6 The Silent, Limping Body of Philosophy - Richard Shusterman 7 Merleau-Ponty and the Touch of Malebranche - Judith Butler 8 A Phenomenology of Life - Renaud Barbaras 9 The Embryology of the (In)visible - Mark B. N. Hansen 10 Merleau-Ponty’s Existential Conception of Science - Joseph Rouse 11 Between Philosophy and Art - Jonathan Gilmore 12 Understanding the Engaged Philosopher: On Politics, Philosophy, and Art - Lydia Goehr 13 Thinking Politics - Claude Lefort References Index The second saying, by Merleau-Ponty, represents the culmination of an argument whose effect was to undo the state of thraldom described in the first saying, taken from the Philosophical Investigations of Wittgenstein. Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) 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 Edited By Taylor Carman, Mark B.n. Hansen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 381-391) And Index.