Motivation and the primacy of perception : Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of knowledge / Peter Antich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antich, Peter, author.

Series:

Series in Continental thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phenomenology.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Motivation (Psychology).

Perception (Philosophy).

Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, 1908-1961.

Merleau-Ponty, Maurice.

Physical Description:

247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Arguing that knowledge is ultimately founded in perceptual experience, Peter Antich interprets and defends Merleau-Ponty's thinking on motivation as the key to establishing a new form of epistemic grounding. Upending the classical dichotomy between reason and natural causality, justification and explanation, Antich shows how this epistemic ground enables Merleau-Ponty to offer a radically new account of knowledge and its relation to perception. In so doing, Antich demonstrates how and why Merleau-Ponty remains a vital resource for today's epistemologists"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Denning the Account

1. Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology Of Motivation

2. The Primacy of Perception

pt. II Defending the Account

3. Empirical Judgments

4. Universal and A Priori Judgments

5. Perceptual Faith

pt. III Motivation and Pure Reason

6. Transcendental Justification

7. Metaphysical Judgments and Self-Consciousness.

Notes:

Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Kentucky, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Antich, Peter. Motivation and the primacy of perception

ISBN:

9780821424322

0821424327

OCLC:

1200831628

Publisher Number:

99986714500