Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Ludwig Wittgenstein are two of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, yet their work is generally regarded as standing in contrast to one another. However, as this outstanding collection demonstrates they both reject a Cartesian picture of the mind and sought to offer an alternative that does justice to the role played by bodily action, language, and our membership within a community that shares a way of life. This is the first collection to compare and contrast the work of these two major philosophers. Fundamental topics and problems discussed include the role of community in their philosophies; Merleau-Ponty on description and depiction and Wittgenstein on saying and doing; the role of language; their treatment of expression; their relation to the philosophy of the Vienna Circle; solipsism; and rule-following. It is essential reading for anyone studying the work of Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty, as well as those interested in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
| ISBN: | 9780367372392 |
| Publication date: | 16th July 2019 |
| Author: | Komarine University of Nottingham, UK RomdenhRomluc |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 188 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Phenomenology |
| Genres: |
Philosophy Philosophy of mind Phenomenology and Existentialism Western philosophy from c 1800 |
Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Ludwig Wittgenstein are two of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, yet their work is generally regarded as standing in contrast to one another. However, as this outstanding collection demonstrates they both reject a Cartesian picture of the mind and sought to offer an alternative that does justice to the role played by bodily action, language, and our membership within a community that shares a way of life. This is the first collection to compare and contrast the work of these two major philosophers. Fundamental topics and problems discussed include the role of community in their philosophies; Merleau-Ponty on description and depiction and Wittgenstein on saying and doing; the role of language; their treatment of expression; their relation to the philosophy of the Vienna Circle; solipsism; and rule-following. It is essential reading for anyone studying the work of Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty, as well as those interested in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty features in the following genres: Philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Western philosophy from c 1800
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Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty was written by Komarine University of Nottingham, UK RomdenhRomluc and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty has 188 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Research in Phenomenology series
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