Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty

Name: Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Wittgenstein and Merleau-PontyAuthor(s): Komarine Romdenh-Romluc\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367372392, 978-0367372392\nSynopsis\nMaurice Merleau-Ponty and Ludwig Wittgenstein are two of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, yet their work is generally regarded as standing in contrast to one another. However, as this outstanding collection demonstrates they both reject a Cartesian picture of the mind and sought to offer an alternative that does justice to the role played by bodily action, language, and our membership within a community that shares a way of life.\n\nThis is the first collection to compare and contrast the work of these two major philosophers. Fundamental topics and problems discussed include the role of community in their philosophies; Merleau-Ponty on description and depiction and Wittgenstein on saying and doing; the role of language; their treatment of expression; thei.