Merleau-Ponty and the Paradoxes of Expression offers a comprehensive reading of the philosophical work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a central figure in 20th-century continental philosophy. By establishing that the paradoxical logic of expression is Merleau-Ponty's fundamental philosophical gesture, thi[...]

Art, Language and Figure in Merleau-Ponty: Excursions in Hyper-Dialectic considers Merleau-Ponty's later ontology of language in the light of his "figured philosophy," which places the work of art at the centre of its investigation. Kaushik argues that, since for Merleau-Ponty the work of art actual[...]

French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) shifted the terrain of western philosophy when he identified the body, rather than consciousness, as the primary site of our meaningful engagement with the world. His magnum opus, The Phenomenology of Perception (1945), revolutionized work in [...]

The Phenomenology of Gravidity explores Continental philosophy of feminism and offers a voice that articulates the specific process of gestation and the concrete experiences of pregnant women as both gendered and particular. Jane Lymer develops the philosophical and ethical implications of an unders[...]

This is a short introduction to the work, ideas and influence of one of the twentieth century's most important and widely-read thinkers. Merleau-Ponty was one of the most important European philosophers of the 20th century, whose work made enormous contributions to the development of phenomenology a[...]

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'UniversalisBrutalement interrompue par la mort, l'A uvre de Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) reste dominee par une philosophie de la conscience, inspiree de la phenomenologie de Husserl, et dont la Phenomenologie de la perception (1945) constitue[...]

A l'image du monde percu, l'ontologie inachevee de Merleau-Ponty vit a l'horizon d'une serie d'esquisses qui se recoupent, dans la recherche de la profondeur commune de la chair et de l'etre. Pour comprendre le statut et les enjeux critiques de cette entreprise, il faut revenir aux origines de la re[...]

Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) ist eine Schlüsselfigur der französischen Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert. Seine produktive Verbindung von Phänomenologie und Existenzialismus hat immer wieder die Grenzen von Wissenschaft und Philosophie ins Wanken gebracht und nicht nur seine Fachkollegen faszin[...]

Malerkunstens problemer anskueliggjør kroppens gåte, og kroppens gåte anskueliggjør malerkunstens problemer.Det er ved å låne verden sin kropp at maleren forvandler verden til maleri. Maleren er ubestridelig suveren i sin fortolkning av verden som han utfører uten noen annen "teknikk" enn den[...]

Ranskalainen Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) on 1900-luvun tärkeimpiä filosofeja. Hän on kiinnostunut ihmisen ruumiillisesta olemistavasta, havainnosta, merkityksestä ja ilmaisusta, ihmisen suhteesta maailmaan. Hänen ajattelunsa onkin noussut Suomessa yhä tärkeämmäksi filosofian, kielitie[...]