TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matthews,Eric
TI  - The philosophy of Merleau-Ponty
T2  - Continental European philosophy
SN  - 0773523839
AV  - B2430.M3764 M374 2002
U1  - 194 23
PY  - 2002///]
CY  - Montréal
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Merleau-Ponty, Maurice,
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements -- 1. Merleau-Ponty in context -- 2. Phenomenology -- 3. Being-in-the-world -- 4. Embodiment and human action -- 5. Self and others -- 6. Politics in theory and practice -- 7. The arts -- 8. The later thought -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - "An introduction to the life and thought of one of the most important French thinkers of the twentieth-century. In this clear and comprehensive account of Merleau-Ponty's thought Eric Matthews shows how Merleau-Ponty has contributed to current debates in philosophy, such as the nature of consciousness, the relation between biology and personality, the historical understanding of human thought and society, and many others. Surveying the whole range of Merleau-Ponty's thinking, Matthews examines his views about the nature of phenomenology and the primacy of perception; his account of human embodiment, being-in-the-world, and the understanding of human behaviour; his conception of the self and its relation to other selves; and his views on society, politics, and the arts. A final chapter considers his later thought, published posthumously."--Publisher's website
ER  -