Maurice MerleauPonty is known and celebrated as a renowned phenomenologist andis considered a key figure in the existentialist movement.In this wideranging and ... » 

Maurice MerleauPonty is known and celebrated as a renowned phenomenologist andis considered a key figure in the existentialist movement.In this wideranging and penetrative study Stephen Priest engages MerleauPonty across the full range of his philosophical thought. He considers MerleauPontys writings on the problems of the body perception space timesubjectivity freedom language other minds physical objects art and being.Priest addresses MerleauPontys thought in connection with Hegel HusserlHeidegger and Sartre. He uses clear and direct language to explain the thoughtsof and the ensuing importance of one of the greatest contemporary thinkers.Philosophy students and scholars alike will find great pleasure in thisfascinating exploration of the writings and ideas of Maurice MerleauPonty. «