{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-ontological-lateness-keith-whitmoyer-9781350105706","title":"The Philosophy of Ontological Lateness: Merleau-Ponty and the Tasks of Thinking","description":"Addressing Merleau-Ponty's work \u003ci\u003ePhenomenology of Perception\u003c\/i\u003e, in dialogue with \u003ci\u003eThe Visible and the Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e, his lectures at the Collège de France, and his reading of Proust, this book argues that at play in his thought is a philosophy of \"ontological lateness+?. This describes the manner in which philosophical reflection is fated to lag behind its objects; therefore an absolute grasp on being remains beyond its reach. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMerleau-Ponty articulates this philosophy against the backdrop of what he calls \"cruel thought+?, a style of reflecting that seeks resolution by limiting, circumscribing, and arresting its object. By contrast, the philosophy of ontological lateness seeks no such finality-no \u003ci\u003eapocalypsis \u003c\/i\u003eor unveiling-but is characterized by its ability to accept the veiling of being and its own constitutive lack of punctuality. To this extent, his thinking inaugurates a new relation to the becoming of sense that overcomes cruel thought. Merleau-Ponty's work gives voice to a wisdom of dispossession that allows for the withdrawal of being. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNever before has anyone engaged with the theme of Merleau-Ponty's own understanding of philosophy in such a sustained way as Whitmoyer does in this volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Whitmoyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350105708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350105706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Keith Whitmoyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153597739263,"sku":"9781350105706","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cae22ee0-3dac-4b6f-8ca2-0cacc5b39a7a.jpg?v=1770784555","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-ontological-lateness-keith-whitmoyer-9781350105706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}