Phenomenology of Perception (Routledge Classics) - Hardcover

Merleau-Ponty, Maurice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415278406 ISBN 13: 9780415278409

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Challenging and rewarding in equal measure, Phenomenology of Perception is Merleau-Ponty's most famous work. Impressive in both scope and imagination, it uses the example of perception to return the body to the forefront of philosophy for the first time since Plato. Drawing on case studies such as brain-damaged patients from the First World War, Merleau-Ponty brilliantly shows how the body plays a crucial role not only in perception but in speech, sexuality and our relation to others.

About this title

Review:

'Merleau-Ponty was one of the most substantial French philosophers of the twentieth century.' - Times Literary Supplement

Synopsis:

Together with Sartre, Merleau-Ponty was the foremost French philosopher of the post-war period and "Phenomenology of Perception", first published in 1945, is his masterpiece. What makes this work so important is that it returned the body to the forefront of philosophy for the first time since Plato. For Merleau-Ponty perception was always embodied - changes in our bodies lead to changes in our perceptions - and played a key role in speech, sexuality and relations with others. His influence has increased with time, as cognitive scientists struggle to build "intelligent machines" - is it possible?

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415278406
• ISBN 13: 9780415278409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 488