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This volume presents the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a great
philosopher and social theorist of mid-twentieth century, as a
viable alternative to both modernism and postmodernism. Douglas Low
argues that Merleau-Ponty's philosophy offers explanations and
solves problems that other philosophies grapple with, but do not
resolve, given their respective theoretical presuppositions and
assumptions. Low brings the work of Merleau-Ponty into critical
contact with important thinkers, including Sartre, Heidegger,
Derrida, and Marx. He highlights Merleau-Ponty's connection to the
early Hegel, especially with regard to the criticism of modernism's
"representational consciousness" and its subsequent skepticism with
regard to our being in the world. Merleau-Ponty made a concerted
effort to solve the problems that come about due to a wide variety
of Western dualisms: body and mind, perception and conception, self
and other, etc. He frequently does so by demonstrating the
connection between these disparate terms, the connection of
perception with affect and interest, fact with value, and a
broadened view of science with moral and philosophical judgment.
Merleau-Ponty's unique contribution is his focus on the
lived-through perceiving body and its relationship to abstract
thought and language. In his detailed analysis of the work of
Merleau-Ponty, Low brings attention to a twentieth-century master
capable of altering the landscape of modern and social philosophy
in the twenty-first century.
French phenomenological philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty argued
for the primary role perception plays in understanding the world as
well as engaging with it. As a contributor to phenomenology,
Merleau-Ponty faced his fair share of criticisms. In this new book,
Douglas Low comes to the defence of both Merleau-Ponty and
phenomenology. In Defence of Phenomenology uses Merleau-Ponty's
philosophy to counter the criticisms raised in Vincent Descombes's
Modern French Philosophy point by point, arguing that it often
misunderstood or misrepresented Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. Low
clarifies Merleau-Ponty's claims, then makes the case for them. He
also argues against Renaud Barbaras's well-known positions that
there is a break in the development of Merleau-Ponty's thought,
that Merleau-Ponty abandoned his earlier phenomenology, and that
Merleau-Ponty equated being with phenomena. Low also clarifies
Merleau-Ponty's complex relationship to Hegel and Marx. Finally,
Low addresses the later works of Jean Baudrillard and their move
away from phenomenology toward a more postmodernist philosophy, in
which language and mass media images dominate culture and even
construct our worldview. In Defence of Phenomenology asserts that
Merleau-Ponty more sensibly argued that even though humanity's
interpretation of the world is influenced by language and the
media, these linguistic and media messages are first suggested by a
person's needful, embodied encounters with the world and with
others. These messages would make little sense if they did not
relate back to this more primordial encounter.
This volume presents the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a great
philosopher and social theorist of mid-twentieth century, as a
viable alternative to both modernism and postmodernism. Douglas Low
argues that Merleau-Ponty's philosophy offers explanations and
solves problems that other philosophies grapple with, but do not
resolve, given their respective theoretical presuppositions and
assumptions.
Low brings the work of Merleau-Ponty into critical contact with
important thinkers, including Sartre, Heidegger, Derrida, and Marx.
He highlights Merleau-Ponty's connection to the early Hegel,
especially with regard to the criticism of modernism's
"representational consciousness" and its subsequent skepticism with
regard to our being in the world. Merleau-Ponty made a concerted
effort to solve the problems that come about due to a wide variety
of Western dualisms: body and mind, perception and conception, self
and other, etc. He frequently does so by demonstrating the
connection between these disparate terms, the connection of
perception with affect and interest, fact with value, and a
broadened view of science with moral and philosophical
judgment.
Merleau-Ponty's unique contribution is his focus on the
lived-through perceiving body and its relationship to abstract
thought and language. In his detailed analysis of the work of
Merleau-Ponty, Low brings attention to a twentieth-century master
capable of altering the landscape of modern and social philosophy
in the twenty-first century.
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