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Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception
On the Body Informed

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Part of Modern European Philosophy

  • Date Published: November 2022
  • availability: Available
  • format: Hardback
  • isbn: 9781009223430

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  • This is an advanced introduction to and original interpretation of Merleau-Ponty's greatest work, Phenomenology of Perception. Timothy Mooney provides a clear and compelling exposition of the theory of our projective being in the world, and demonstrates as never before the centrality of the body schema in the theory. Thanks to the schema's motor intentionality our bodies inhabit and appropriate space: our postures and perceptual fields are organised schematically when we move to realise our projects. Thus our lived bodies are ineliminably expressive in being both animated and outcome oriented through-and-through. Mooney also analyses the place of the work in the modern philosophical world, showing what Merleau-Ponty takes up from the Kantian and Phenomenological traditions and what he contributes to each. Casting a fresh light on his magnum opus, this book is essential reading for all those interested in the philosophy and phenomenology of the body.

    • Provides a clear understanding of Merleau-Ponty's place in the modern philosophical world and what he takes up and adds to the Kantian and Phenomenological traditions
    • Shows the centrality of the theory of the body schema in his philosophy of embodiment and brings out the compelling character of the theory
    • Casts a fresh light on his magnum opus and provides numerous everyday examples of his ideas
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    ‘Mooney presents us with an original, historically accurate, and philosophically rich interpretation of Merleau-Ponty's masterpiece. Filled with careful descriptions, arguments, and compelling examples, this is phenomenological scholarship at its best.' Walter Hopp, Boston University

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    Product details

    • Date Published: November 2022
    • format: Hardback
    • isbn: 9781009223430
    • length: 280 pages
    • dimensions: 235 x 160 x 20 mm
    • weight: 0.55kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    1. Phenomenology and Objective Thought
    2. Sensations, Associations and Explanations
    3. Attention, Judgement and Other Work
    4. Back to the Experience of the Body
    5. The Body Schema and Our Skills
    6. Motor Intentionality and Our Landscapes
    7. Others Expressive, Engaged and Exposed
    8. Language, Speech and Affectivity
    Temporality, Subjectivity and Idealisation.

  • Author

    Timothy D. Mooney, University College Dublin
    Timothy D. Mooney is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on Merleau-Ponty and Husserl, and the co-editor (with Dermont Moran) of The Phenomenology Reader (2002).

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