In Defense of Phenomenology: Merleau-Pontys Philosophy

Synopsis

French Phenomenological Philosopher Maurice Merleau-ponty Argued For The Primary Role Perception Plays In Understanding The World As Well As Engaging With It. As A Contributor To Phenomenology, Merleau-ponty Faced His Fair Share Of Criticisms. In This New Book, Douglas Low Comes To The Defense Of Both Merleau-ponty And Phenomenology. --publisher's Website. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Early And Persistent Criticisms Of Merleau-ponty's Philosophy -- Phenomenology And Perceived Being -- Phenomenological Time: Presence And Absence -- Absolute Subject -- General/anonymous Subject -- Phenomenology's Dialectic -- Merleau-ponty And Sartre On The Interworld -- General Comments Regarding Postmodernism -- 2. One Merleau-ponty, Not Two -- 3. Merleau-ponty's Criticism And Embrace Of Hegel And Marx -- Epistemology -- Interpretation -- History -- Party And Class -- Dialectic And History -- Concluding Remarks -- 4. Marx, Baudrillard, And Merleau-ponty On Alienation -- Marx -- Baudrillard -- Merleau-ponty. Douglas Low. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.