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In the Shadow of Phenomenology

By Watson, Stephen H., Stephen H. Watson

In the Shadow of Phenomenology Philosophy

In the Shadow of Phenomenology

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty is widely known for his emphasis on embodied perceptual experience. This emphasis initially relied heavily on the positive results of Gestalt psychology in addressing issues in philosophical psychology and philosophy of mind from a phenomenological standpoint. Eventually he transformed this account in light of his investigations in linguistics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history and institutions. Far less work has been done in addressing his evolving conception of philosophy and how this account influenced more general philosophical issues in epistemology, accounts of rationality, or its status as theoretical discourse. Merleau-Ponty's own contributions to these issues and, in particular, the theoretical status of the phenomenological account that resulted, have provoked varying responses. On the one hand, some commentators have understood his work to be a regional application of Husserl's foundational account of phenomenology. On the other hand, some commentators have questioned whether, in the final analysis, Merleau-Ponty was a phenomenologist at all. In In the Shadow of Phenomenology, Stephen H. Watson offers an in depth analysis of these responses and the complications and development of Merleau-Ponty's position.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
190
Release Date:
2011-10-27
Publication Date:
2011-10-27
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441118845
ISBN13:
9781441118844
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
298 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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