Merleau-Ponty and Modern Politics After Anti-Humanism

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
Cover of the book Merleau-Ponty and Modern Politics After Anti-Humanism by Diana Coole, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Diana Coole ISBN: 9781461640127
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: August 28, 2007
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Diana Coole
ISBN: 9781461640127
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: August 28, 2007
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

In this important new book, Diana Coole shows how existential phenomenology illuminates and enlivens our understanding of politics. Merleau-Ponty's focus on embodied experience allows us to approach political life in a manner that is both critical and engaged. With breadth of vision and penetrating insight, Coole demonstrates that political questions were always central to Merleau-Ponty's philosophical project. Her examination of his complete body of work presents us with a rigorous philosophy that maintains our capacities for agency despite moving beyond a philosophy of the subject.

Merleau-Ponty and Modern Politics after Anti-humanism is the first major work on Merleau-Ponty's political philosophy in over two decades. Coole presents his later philosophy of flesh as the outline for a new understanding of the political, which forms the basis for reconsidering humanism after, but also through, anti-humanism. She also shows how Merleau-Ponty's concern with contingency anticipated arguments by thinkers such as Derrida, Foucault and Deleuze, while sustaining a robust sense of politics as the domain of collective life. The result is a philosophical analysis that speaks to our contemporary concerns in which we seek a coherent account of our actions, our environment and ourselves, such that we might become exemplary political actors within a complex and uncertain world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this important new book, Diana Coole shows how existential phenomenology illuminates and enlivens our understanding of politics. Merleau-Ponty's focus on embodied experience allows us to approach political life in a manner that is both critical and engaged. With breadth of vision and penetrating insight, Coole demonstrates that political questions were always central to Merleau-Ponty's philosophical project. Her examination of his complete body of work presents us with a rigorous philosophy that maintains our capacities for agency despite moving beyond a philosophy of the subject.

Merleau-Ponty and Modern Politics after Anti-humanism is the first major work on Merleau-Ponty's political philosophy in over two decades. Coole presents his later philosophy of flesh as the outline for a new understanding of the political, which forms the basis for reconsidering humanism after, but also through, anti-humanism. She also shows how Merleau-Ponty's concern with contingency anticipated arguments by thinkers such as Derrida, Foucault and Deleuze, while sustaining a robust sense of politics as the domain of collective life. The result is a philosophical analysis that speaks to our contemporary concerns in which we seek a coherent account of our actions, our environment and ourselves, such that we might become exemplary political actors within a complex and uncertain world.

More books from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Cover of the book Let's Go! by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Apostle of Human Progress by Diana Coole
Cover of the book European Integration by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Libertarianism by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Engaging Musical Practices by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Presidential Candidate Images by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Research within the Disciplines by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Urban Sociology by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Making a Difference by Diana Coole
Cover of the book The Boxers, China, and the World by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Classroom Behavior Management for Diverse and Inclusive Schools by Diana Coole
Cover of the book The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals by Diana Coole
Cover of the book How College Athletics Are Hurting Girls' Sports by Diana Coole
Cover of the book Handbook of Prosocial Education by Diana Coole
Cover of the book The Science of Stress Management by Diana Coole
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy