Starting with Merleau-Ponty - Morris, Katherine J. (Continuum International Pub., 2012)
Title; Copyright; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1 Starting with Merleau-Ponty; i. Phenomenology and existential philosophy: Husserl and Heidegger; iv. Coda: What phenomenology is not; i. Gestalt qualities; ii. The Empiricist Picture; iii. Intellectualist variants on the empiricist picture; v. Coda: Merleau-Ponty and science; Chapter 3 The Body; ii. A better account: Cartesian physiology vs. embodied being-in-the-world; v. USING THE ABNORMAL II: habits, skills and bodily knowledge; vi. Coda: Normal and Abnormal
Merleau-Ponty was one of the most important European philosophers of the 20th century, whose work made enormous contributions to the development of phenomenology and the concept of the lived-body. Clearly and thematically structured, covering all Merleau-Ponty's key works and focussing particularly on the hugely important The Phenomenology of Perception, Starting with Merleau-Ponty leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of his thought, resulting in a more thorough understanding of the roots of his philosophical concerns. Offering coverage of the full range of Merleau-P.