Merleau-Ponty: Interiority and Exteriority, Psychic Life and the World [Paperback]

Dorothea Olkowski (Editor), James Morley (Series Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 1999

This book demonstrates how Merleau-Ponty's understanding of the continuity of inner and psychological life (interiority) and the material world (exteriority) has broad implications for philosophy, the physical and human sciences, and health studies. By taking the phenomenon of the body out of the dualistic constraints of interior and exterior, idealism and empiricism, Merleau-Ponty shows us the possibility of a fresh vantage point for future research and therapeutic application, linking philosophy more closely to the study of nature, the psyche, and social phenomena. Merleau-Ponty, Interiority and Exteriority, Psychic Life and the World is proof of the power and creative energy of Merleau-Ponty's thought.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Dorothea Olkowski is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado. She is the author of The Ruin of Representation, Gilles Deleuze and Feminism and Creative Life and is coeditor, with Constantin V. Boundas, of Gilles Deleuze and the Theater of Philosophy. James Morley is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Richmond College, The American International University in London. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; First Edition edition (September 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791442780
• ISBN-13: 978-0791442784
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)