Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty

Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty
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Publisher : Ohio University Press
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9780821446126
ISBN-13 : 0821446126
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Book Synopsis Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty by : Judith Wambacq

Download or read book Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty written by Judith Wambacq and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty is the first book-length examination of the relation between these two major thinkers of the twentieth century. Questioning the dominant view that the two have little of substance in common, Judith Wambacq brings them into a compelling dialogue to reveal a shared, historically grounded concern with the transcendental conditions of thought. Both Merleau-Ponty and Deleuze propose an immanent ontology, differing more in style than in substance. Wambacq’s synthetic treatment is nevertheless critical; she identifies the limitations of each thinker’s approach to immanent transcendental philosophy and traces its implications—through their respective relationships with Bergson, Proust, Cézanne, and Saussure—for ontology, language, artistic expression, and the thinking of difference. Drawing on primary texts alongside current scholarship in both French and English, Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty is comprehensive and rigorous while remaining clear, accessible, and lively. It is certain to become the standard text for future scholarly discussion of these two major influences on contemporary thought.


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