The Philosophy of Ontological Lateness - (Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy) by Keith Whitmoyer (Hardcover)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Addressing Merleau-Ponty's work <i>Phenomenology of Perception</i>, in dialogue with <i>The Visible and the Invisible</i>, 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. <br/> <br/>Merleau-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 <i>apocalypsis </i>or 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. <br/> <br/>Never 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>The Philosophy of Ontological Lateness</i> offers a sustained consideration of the paradoxical matrix of anxiety and desire that shaped Merleau-Ponty's metaphilosophical temperament as profoundly <i>retardé</i>. Embracing this belatedness by turns systematic and lyrical, Whitmoyer interlaces his reading of Merleau-Ponty with an evocative meditation on the precarious contingency of human finitude and the consequent need to come to terms with love and faith as essential conditions of any viable conception of philosophical reason.<br><br>Whitmoyer has an interesting and original take on Merleau-Ponty's conception of phenomenology. He is particularly illuminating on the difficult later works.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Keith Whitmoyer</b> is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Pace University, the School of Visual Arts, and the New York City College of Technology, USA.
Price History
Cheapest price in the interval: 130 on November 8, 2021
Most expensive price in the interval: 130 on December 20, 2021
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us