The Possibility of Philosophy: Course Notes from the Collège de France, 1959-1961
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The Possibility of Philosophy presents the notes that Maurice Merleau-Ponty prepared for three courses he taught at the Coll?ge de France: "The Possibility of Philosophy Today," given in the spring semester of 1959; and "Cartesian Ontology and Ontology Today" and "Philosophy and Nonphilosophy since Hegel," both given in the spring semester of 1961. The last two courses remain incomplete due to Merleau-Ponty's unexpected death on May 3, 1961. Nonetheless, they provide indications of the new ontology that informed The Visible and the Invisible, a posthumously published work that was under way at the same time. These courses offer readers of Merleau-Ponty's late thought a wealth of references--to painting, literature, and psychoanalysis, and to the works of Husserl, Heidegger, Descartes, Hegel, and Marx--that fill in some of the missing pieces of The Visible and the Invisible, especially its often terse and sometimes cryptic working notes. We see more clearly how Merleau-Ponty's attempt to bring forth a new ontology indicates a fundamental revision in what it means to think, an attempt to reimagine the possibility of philosophy.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0810144530
ISBN13:9780810144538
Release Date:January 2022
Publisher:Northwestern University Press
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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