{"product_id":"in-defense-of-phenomenology-douglas-low-9781412864220","title":"In Defense of Phenomenology: Merleau-Pontys Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench phenomenological philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty argued for the primary role perception plays in understanding the world as well as engaging with it. As a contributor to phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty faced his fair share of criticisms. In this new book, Douglas Low comes to the defence of both Merleau-Ponty and phenomenology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Defence of Phenomenology\u003c\/em\u003e uses Merleau-Ponty's philosophy to counter the criticisms raised in Vincent Descombes's \u003cem\u003eModern French Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e point by point, arguing that it often misunderstood or misrepresented Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. Low clarifies Merleau-Ponty's claims, then makes the case for them. He also argues against Renaud Barbaras's well-known positions that there is a break in the development of Merleau-Ponty's thought, that Merleau-Ponty abandoned his earlier phenomenology, and that Merleau-Ponty equated being with phenomena. Low also clarifies Merleau-Ponty's complex relationship to Hegel and Marx. Finally, Low addresses the later works of Jean Baudrillard and their move away from phenomenology toward a more postmodernist philosophy, in which language and mass media images dominate culture and even construct our worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Defence of Phenomenology\u003c\/em\u003e asserts that Merleau-Ponty more sensibly argued that even though humanity's interpretation of the world is influenced by language and the media, these linguistic and media messages are first suggested by a person's needful, embodied encounters with the world and with others. These messages would make little sense if they did not relate back to this more primordial encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Low\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412864224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412864220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"Douglas Low","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088186683647,"sku":"9781412864220","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b06859da-7d77-42ad-81ca-ef2a04e01ab0.jpg?v=1769103534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-defense-of-phenomenology-douglas-low-9781412864220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}