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Merleau-Ponty: A Guide for the Perplexed

Hardback

Main Details

Title Merleau-Ponty: A Guide for the Perplexed
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Eric Matthews
SeriesGuides for the Perplexed
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreHistory of Western philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780826485311
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation
Publication Date 23 June 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

Maurice Merleau-Ponty was one of the most important figures in the existential and phenomenological traditions in twentieth-century Continental philosophy. Merleau-Ponty: A Guide for the Perplexed is the ideal text for students encountering Merleau-Ponty's philosophy for the first time. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, and takes the reader though the key themes in Merleau-Ponty's work, casting light on complex ideas, including - crucially - his interpretations of 'perception', 'embodiment' and 'behaviour'. Most importantly this Guide for the Perplexed offers a full and authoritative explication of Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological account of human behaviour.

Author Biography

Eric Matthews is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen.