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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