Merleau-Ponty's developmental ontology / David Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, David, 1967- author.

Series:

Northwestern University studies in phenomenology & existential philosophy

Northwestern University studies in phenomenology and existential philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, 1908-1961.

Merleau-Ponty, Maurice.

Ontology--History--20th century.

Ontology.

History.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy of nature.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 291 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Winner of the 2020 Edward Goodwin Ballard Prize in Phenomenology Merleau-Ponty's Developmental Ontology shows how the philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from its very beginnings, seeks to find sense or meaning within nature, and how this quest calls for and develops into a radically new ontology. David Morris first gives an illuminating analysis of sense, showing how it requires understanding nature as engendering new norms. He then presents innovative studies of Merleau-Ponty's The Structure of Behavior and Phenomenology of Perception, revealing how these early works are oriented by the problem of sense and already lead to difficulties about nature, temporality, and ontology that preoccupy Merleau-Ponty's later work. Morris shows how resolving these difficulties requires seeking sense through its appearance in nature, prior to experience--ultimately leading to radically new concepts of nature, time, and philosophy. Merleau-Ponty's Developmental Ontology makes key issues in Merleau-Ponty's philosophy clear and accessible to a broad audience while also advancing original philosophical conclusions.

Contents:

Introduction: Sense, development, and the phenomenology of nature

Merleau-Ponty and the ontology of sense

Sense and the problem of nature in the structure of behaviour

Sense and the ontology of temporality in phenomenology of perception

Phenomenology of nature and life as phenomenal field: embryology and a methodology for sense

The negative-in-being (I): immunology and the place of sense

The negative-in-being (II): genetics and the temporality of sense

Developmental ontology: deep temporality and sense in nature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810137929

0810137925

9780810137936

0810137933

OCLC:

1020302542