Phenomenology of Perception
Abstract
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 brain-damaged patients from the First World War, Merleau-Ponty brilliantly shows how the body plays a crucial role not only in perception but in speech, sexuality and our relation to others. Perhaps above all, Merleau-Ponty's insights about the embodied mind are a bold and refreshing challenge to the new era of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, as scientists and psychologists discover the centrality of the body to mind and intelligence.
Topics
Field: Arts and Humanities · Subfield: Philosophy
Keywords
Phenomenology (philosophy),Perception,Psychology,Epistemology,Philosophy,Psychoanalysis,Cognitive psychology,Cognitive science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Peace, Justice and strong institutions (0.64)
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