Merleau-Ponty and the Foundation of Existential Politics

Hardback

Main Details

Title Merleau-Ponty and the Foundation of Existential Politics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kerry H. Whiteside
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:350
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreHistory of Western philosophy
Social and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691631295
ClassificationsDewey:320.01
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Kerry H. Whiteside presents the political theory of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), one of France's best-known twentieth-century philosophers. Whiteside argues that Merleau-Ponty's objective in his political writings was to make existentialism into the foundation for a philosophically consistent mode of