The philosophy of Merleau-Ponty /
In this introduction to the life and thought of one of the most important French thinkers of the twentieth-century Eric Matthews shows how Merleau-Ponty has contributed to current debates in philosophy, such as the nature of consciousness, the relation between biology and personality, the historical...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2014, ©2002.
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| Series: | Continental European philosophy.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In this introduction to the life and thought of one of the most important French thinkers of the twentieth-century Eric Matthews shows how Merleau-Ponty has contributed to current debates in philosophy, such as the nature of consciousness, the relation between biology and personality, the historical understanding of human thought and society, and many others. Surveying the whole range of Merleau-Ponty's thinking, the author examines his views about the nature of phenomenology and the primacy of perception; his account of human embodiment, being-in-the-world, and his understanding of human beha. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Acumen, 2002. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317489627 1317489624 |
