Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings

Taylor & Francis

This is the first volume to bring together a comprehensive selection of Merleau-Ponty's writing. It presents a cross-section of his work that clearly shows the historical progression of his ideas and influence. > \nMerleau-Ponty was a pivotal figure in twentieth century French philosophy. He was responsible for bringing the phenomenological methods of the German philosophers - Husserl and Heidegger - to France and instigated a new wave of interest in this approach. His influence extended well beyond the boundaries of philosophy and can be seen in theories of politics, psychology, art and language.\nThis is the first volume to bring together a comprehensive selection of Merleau-Ponty's writing. \nSections from the following are included:\nThe Primacy of Perception\nThe Structure of Behaviour\nThe Phenomenology of Perception\nThe Prose of the World\nThe Visible and the Invisible\nSense and Non-Sense\nThe Adventures of the DialecticIn a substantial critical introduction Thomas Baldwi.