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Phenomenology of Perception (Paperback)
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Phenomenology of Perception (Paperback)
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First published in 1945, Maurice Merleau-Ponty's monumental
Phenomenologie de la perception signalled the arrival of a major
new philosophical and intellectual voice in post-war Europe.
Breaking with the prevailing picture of existentialism and
phenomenology at the time, it has become one of the landmark works
of twentieth-century thought. This new translation, the first for
over fifty years, makes this classic work of philosophy available
to a new generation of readers. Phenomenology of Perception stands
in the great phenomenological tradition of Husserl, Heidegger, and
Sartre. Yet Merleau-Ponty's contribution is decisive, as he brings
this tradition and other philosophical predecessors, particularly
Descartes and Kant, to confront a neglected dimension of our
experience: the lived body and the phenomenal world. Charting a
bold course between the reductionism of science on the one hand and
intellectualism on the other, Merleau-Ponty argues that we should
regard the body not as a mere biological or physical unit, but as
the body which structures one's situation and experience within the
world. Merleau-Ponty enriches his classic work with engaging
studies of famous cases in the history of psychology and neurology
as well as phenomena that continue to draw our attention, such as
phantom limb syndrome, synaesthesia, and hallucination. This new
translation includes many helpful features such as the
reintroduction of Merleau-Ponty's discursive Table of Contents as
subtitles into the body of the text, a comprehensive Translator's
Introduction to its main themes, essential notes explaining key
terms of translation, an extensive Index, and an important updating
of Merleau-Ponty's references to now available English
translations. Also included is a new foreword by Taylor Carman and
an introduction to Merleau-Ponty by Claude Lefort. Translated by
Donald A. Landes.
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