Philosofhy of Merleau-Ponty

Eric Matthews provides a comprehensive account of Merleau-Ponty´s thought and shows how his ideas and arguments contribute to current debates in philosophy.Surveying the whole range of Merleau-Ponty´s thinking, the book examines his views about the nature of phenomenology and the primacy of perception; his account of human embodiment and the understanding of human behaviour; his conception of the self and its relation to other selves; and his views on society, politics, and the arts. A final chapter considers his later thought, which was published posthumously.