Merleau-Ponty-Book Summary (Wiki)
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8/11/2015 Phenomenology of Perception Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_of_Perception 1/2 Phenomenology of Perception The French edition Author Maurice MerleauPonty Original title Phénoménologie de la perception Translator Colin Smith (1st translation) Donald Landes (2nd translation) Country France Language French Subject Phenomenology Published 1945 (Éditions Gallimard, in French) 1962 (Routledge & Kegan Paul, in English) 2012 (Routledge, new English translation) Media type Print Pages 466 (1965 Routledge edition) ISBN 9780415834339 (2012 Routledge edition) Phenomenology of Perception From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phenomenology of Perception (French: Phénoménologie de la perception) is a 1945 book by French philosopher Maurice MerleauPonty. The work established MerleauPonty as the preeminent philosopher of the body. First published in English translation in 1962, [1] a new English translation was published in 2013. [2] Contents 1 Summary 2 Scholarly reception 3 References 4 External links Summary Following the work of Edmund Husserl, Merleau Ponty's project is to reveal the phenomenological structure of perception. However, MerleauPonty's conceptions of phenomenology, and for that matter the dialectic, do not precisely follow those of Husserl or Martin Heidegger. MerleauPonty's central thesis is what he later called the "primacy of perception." We are first perceiving the world, then we do philosophy. This entails a critique of the Cartesian cogito, resulting in a largely different concept of consciousness. The Cartesian dualism of mind and body is called into question as our primary way of existing in the world and is ultimately rejected in favor of an intersubjective conception or dialectical and intentional concept of consciousness. What is characteristic of his account of perception is the centrality that the body plays. We perceive the world through our bodies; we are embodied subjects, involved in existence. Further, the ability to reflect comes from a pre reflective ground that serves as the foundation for reflecting on actions. In other words, we perceive phenomena first, then reflect on them via this mediation of perception, which is instantaneous and synonymous with our being in perception, as an outcome of our bodyhood, i.e., embodiment (Gestalt psychology).
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8/11/2015 PhenomenologyofPerceptionWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_of_Perception 1/2PhenomenologyofPerceptionTheFrencheditionAuthor MauriceMerleauPontyOriginaltitle PhnomnologiedelaperceptionTranslator ColinSmith(1sttranslation)DonaldLandes(2ndtranslation)Country FranceLanguage FrenchSubject PhenomenologyPublished 1945(ditionsGallimard,inFrench)1962(Routledge&KeganPaul,inEnglish)2012(Routledge,newEnglishtranslation)Mediatype PrintPages 466(1965Routledgeedition)ISBN 9780415834339(2012Routledgeedition)PhenomenologyofPerceptionFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaPhenomenologyofPerception(French:Phnomnologiedelaperception)isa1945bookbyFrenchphilosopherMauriceMerleauPonty.TheworkestablishedMerleauPontyasthepreeminentphilosopherofthebody.FirstpublishedinEnglishtranslationin1962,[1]anewEnglishtranslationwaspublishedin2013.[2]Contents1Summary2Scholarlyreception3References4ExternallinksSummaryFollowingtheworkofEdmundHusserl,MerleauPonty'sprojectistorevealthephenomenologicalstructureofperception.However,MerleauPonty'sconceptionsofphenomenology,andforthatmatterthedialectic,donotpreciselyfollowthoseofHusserlorMartinHeidegger.MerleauPonty'scentralthesisiswhathelatercalledthe"primacyofperception."Wearefirstperceivingtheworld,thenwedophilosophy.ThisentailsacritiqueoftheCartesiancogito,resultinginalargelydifferentconceptofconsciousness.TheCartesiandualismofmindandbodyiscalledintoquestionasourprimarywayofexistingintheworldandisultimatelyrejectedinfavorofanintersubjectiveconceptionordialecticalandintentionalconceptofconsciousness.Whatischaracteristicofhisaccountofperceptionisthecentralitythatthebodyplays.Weperceivetheworldthroughourbodiesweareembodiedsubjects,involvedinexistence.Further,theabilitytoreflectcomesfromaprereflectivegroundthatservesasthefoundationforreflectingonactions.Inotherwords,weperceivephenomenafirst,thenreflectonthemviathismediationofperception,whichisinstantaneousandsynonymouswithourbeinginperception,asanoutcomeofourbodyhood,i.e.,embodiment(Gestaltpsychology).8/11/2015 PhenomenologyofPerceptionWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_of_Perception 2/2Hisaccountofthebodyhelpshimunderminewhathadbeenalongstandingconceptionofconsciousness,whichhingesonthedistinctionbetweentheforitself(subject)andinitself(object),whichplaysacentralroleinSartre'sphilosophy.(OneofhismaintargetswashiscolleagueJeanPaulSartre,whoreleasedBeingandNothingnessin1943,shortlybeforethepublicationofPhenomenologyofPerception.)Thebodystandsbetweenthisfundamentaldistinctionbetweensubjectandobject,ambiguouslyexistingasboth.[3]ScholarlyreceptionPhenomenologyofPerceptionestablishedMerleauPontyasthepreeminentphilosopherofthebody.AlongwithMerleauPonty'sotherwritings,ithasfoundamorereceptiveaudienceamonganalyticphilosophersthantheworksofotherphenomenologists.[4]References1. MerleauPonty,Maurice.Trans:ColinSmith.PhenomenologyofPerception(London:Routledge&KeganPaul,1965)[p.iv]2. MerleauPonty,Maurice.Trans:DonaldLandes.PhenomenologyofPerception(London:Routledge,2012)[p.i]3. MerleauPonty,Maurice.Trans:ColinSmith.PhenomenologyofPerception(London:Routledge,2005)[e.g.pp.408]4. Bernasconi,Robert,inTedHonderich'sTheOxfordCompaniontoPhilosophy(Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress,2005)[p.588]ExternallinksExcerptscanbefoundatGoogleBooks:MerleauPonty,Maurice.PhenomenologyofPerception(http://books.google.com/books?id=tOCZPO6EFQAC&dq=phenomenology+of+perception&source=gbs_navlinks_s).Thecompletebookisfreelyavailable(https://archive.org/details/phenomenologyofp00merl)atArchive.org.Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phenomenology_of_Perception&oldid=651373990"Categories: 1945books Contemporaryphilosophicalliterature Perception PhenomenologyPhilosophybooks PhilosophybookstubsThispagewaslastmodifiedon14March2015,at19:28.TextisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionShareAlikeLicenseadditionaltermsmayapply.Byusingthissite,youagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy.WikipediaisaregisteredtrademarkoftheWikimediaFoundation,Inc.,anonprofitorganization.
