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1. Phenomenology of Perception

   By Maurice Merleau-Ponty

   First published in 1945, Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s monumental Phénoménologie de la perception signalled the arrival of a major new philosophical and intellectual voice in post-war Europe. Breaking with the prevailing picture of existentialism and phenomenology at the time, it has become one of the...

   To Be Published July 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. The World of Perception

   By Maurice Merleau-Ponty

   'Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own.'In 1948, Maurice Merleau-Ponty wrote and delivered on French radio a series of seven lectures on the theme of perception. Translated here into English for the first time, they offer a lucid and concise insight into one of the great...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. The World of Perception

   By Maurice Merleau-Ponty

   Series: Routledge Classics

   'In simple prose Merleau-Ponty touches on his principle themes. He speaks about the body and the world, the coexistence of space and things, the unfortunate optimism of science – and also the insidious stickiness of honey, and the mystery of anger.' - James Elkins Maurice Merleau-Ponty was one of...

   Published January 31st 2008 by Routledge
4. Phenomenology of Perception

   2nd Edition

   By Maurice Merleau-Ponty

   Series: Routledge Classics

   Challenging and rewarding in equal measure, Phenomenology of Perception is Merleau-Ponty's most famous work. Impressive in both scope and imagination, it uses the example of perception to return the body to the forefront of philosophy for the first time since Plato. Drawing on case studies such as...

   Published March 13th 2002 by Routledge