Foti, Veronique M.

Tracing Expression in Merleau-Ponty

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ISBN 13:: 9780810129009
author:: Foti, Veronique M.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Northwestern University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 184
Dimensions:: 22.86 x 14.99 x 1.78 centimetres
Genre:: Nonfiction, Philosophy, History & Surveys,
Condition:: New
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Tracing Expression in Merleau-Ponty Aesthetics, Philosophy of Biology, and Ontology by Véronique M. Fóti explores the concept of expression in the thought of French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty. The book examines how individuals express creative or artistic impulses through Merleau-Ponty's essays on aesthetics, his engagement with animality and biology, and his late ontology. Merleau-Ponty's ideas about expression are traced across three key areas: his aesthetic writings, his work on nature and the "new biology", and his final philosophy. The author engages closely with Merleau-Ponty's scientific and philosophical interlocutors, particularly the continental rationalists. By examining these different aspects of Merleau-Ponty's thought, Fóti reveals that expression is a fundamental and innate aspect of human experience. This book provides a nuanced understanding of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy, shedding light on its implications for artistic creation, science, and philosophy.

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