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Phenomenology and the Social World: The Philosophy of Merleau-Ponty and its Relation to the Social Sciences - Routledge Library Editions: Phenomenology
Spurling, Laurie (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK)
The term ?phenomenology? has become almost as over-used and emptied of meaning as that other word from Continental Philosophy, namely ?existentialism?. Yet Husserl, who first put forward the phenomenological method, considered it a rigorous alternative to positivism, and in the hands of Merleau-Ponty, a disciple of Husserl in France, phenomenology became a way of gaining a disciplined and coherent perspective on the world in which we live.
When this study originally published in 1977 there were only a few books in English on Merleau-Ponty?s philosophy. It introduced the reader and suggested how his thought might throw light on some of the assumptions and presuppositions of certain contemporary forms of Anglo-Saxon philosophy and social science. It also demonstrates how phenomenology seeks to unite philosophy and social science, rather than define them as mutually exclusive domains of knowledge.
224 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 21, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138994881 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 158 × 11 mm · 360 g |
| Language | English |
