Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic WritingsPsychology Press, 2004 - 362 pages Merleau-Ponty was a pivotal figure in twentieth century French philosophy. He was responsible for bringing the phenomenological methods of the German philosophers - Husserl and Heidegger - to France and instigated a new wave of interest in this approach. His influence extended well beyond the boundaries of philosophy and can be seen in theories of politics, psychology, art and language. |
Contents
Part One MerleauPontys Prospectus of his Work | 11 |
Part Three Selections from The Phenomenology | 62 |
The Body | 79 |
The World as Perceived | 126 |
Part Four Selection from The Prose of the World | 234 |
Part Five Selection from The Visible and the Invisible | 247 |
Part Six Painting | 272 |