The concept of “flesh” in philosophical terms derives from the
writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. This was the word he used to
name the concrete realm of sentient bodies and life processes that
has been eclipsed by the abstractions of science, technology, and
modern culture. Topology, to conventional understanding, is the
branch of mathematics that concerns itself with the properties of
geometric figures that stay the same when the figures are stretched
or deformed. Topologies of the Flesh is an original blend of
continental thought and mathematical imagination. Steven M. Rosen
opens up a new area of philosophical inquiry: topological
phenomenology. Through his unique application of qualitative
mathematics, he extends the approaches of Merleau-Ponty and
Heidegger so as to offer a detailed exploration of previously
uncharted dimensions of human experience and the natural world.
Rosen's unprecedented marriage of topology and phenomenology is
motivated by the desire to help overcome the pervasive dualism of
contemporary philosophy and Western culture at large. To carry this
to completion, he must address his own dualistic stance as author.
Challenging the author's traditional posture of detachment and
anonymity, Rosen makes his presence vividly felt in his final
chapter, and his philosophical analysis is transformed into a
living reality.
General
| Imprint: |
Ohio University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Series in Continental Thought |
| Release date: |
March 2006 |
| Firstpublished: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
Steven M. Rosen
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
360 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8214-1676-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8214-1676-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780821416761 |
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