Merleau-Ponty in Contemporary Context Philosophy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century |
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| Author:
| Low, Douglas |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-4826-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $74.93 |
Book Description:
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This volume presents the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a great philosopher and social theorist of the 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, especially through his focus on the lived-through perceiving body and its relationship to abstract thought and language. Low brings attention to a master capable of altering...
More DescriptionThis volume presents the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a great philosopher and social theorist of the 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, especially through his focus on the lived-through perceiving body and its relationship to abstract thought and language. Low brings attention to a master capable of altering the landscape of modern and social philosophy in the twenty-first century.