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Merleau-Ponty's Reading of Husserl explores the relationship between two of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century: Edmund Husserl, the father of modern phenomenology, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, considered by many to be his greatest philosophical heir. While Merleau-Ponty's influence on the dissemination and reception of Husserl's thought is indisputable, unresolved questions remain concerning the philosophical projects of these two thinkers: Does phenomenology first reach its true potential in Merleau-Ponty's hands, guided by his appreciation of the tacit goals underlying Husserl's philosophical project? Or is Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology a creative but ultimately misdirected appropriation of Husserl's work? In this volume, ten scholars draw on contemporary research and rarely-accessed manuscripts to offer fresh insights into Merleau-Ponty's reading of Husserl - with implications for our understanding of phenomenology's significance, its method, and the future of philosophy.

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Author:   Ted Toadvine ,  Lester Embree
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   45
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.420kg
ISBN:  

9781402004698

ISBN 10:   1402004699
Pages:   301
Publication Date:   28 February 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Merleau-Ponty as a Reader of Husserl.- 1. Merleau-Ponty on Husserl: A Reappraisal.- 2. Merleau-Ponty’s Ontological Reading of Constitution in Phénoménologie de la perception.- 3. The Phenomenological Movement: A Tradition without Method? Merleau-Ponty and Husserl.- II. Phenomenology and Method in Merleau-Ponty.- 4: Leaving Husserl’s Cave? The Philosopher’s Shadow Revisited.- 5. From Dialectic to Reversibility: A Critical Change of Subject-Object Relation in Merleau-Ponty’s Thought.- 6. What about the praxis of Reduction? Between Husserl and Merleau-Ponty.- 7. From Decisions to Passions: Merleau-Ponty’s Interpretation of Husserl’s Reduction.- III. Legacy and Tradition.- 8. The Time of Half-Sleep: Merleau-Ponty between Husserl and Proust.- 9. Eugen Fink and Maurice Merleau-Ponty: The Philosophical Lineage in Phenomenology.- 10. The Legacy of Husserl’ s “Ursprung der Geometrie”: The Limits of Phenomenology in Merleau-Ponty and Derrida.- 11. Merleau-Ponty’s Reading of Husserl: A Chronological Overview.- Notes on Contributors.

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