Chiasms

Stephanie.Geary

Description

Some of the best interpretations and evaluations of Merleau-Ponty's innovative notions of chiasm and flesh are presented here by prominent scholars from the United States and Europe. Divided into three sections, the book first establishes the notion of the flesh as a consistent concept and unfolds the nuances of flesh that make it a compelling idea. The second section adds to the force of this idea by showing how flesh can be extended to phenomena that Merleau-Ponty was not able to treat, such as the internet and virtual reality, and the third offers criticisms of Merleau-Ponty from feminist and Levinasian points of view. All the essays attest to the fecundity of Merleau-Ponty's later thought for such central philosophical issues as the bonds between self, others, and the world.

Contributors include Renaud Barbaras, Mauro Carbone, Edward S. Casey, Suzanne L. Cataldi, Tina Chanter, Françoise Dastur, Jean Greisch, Lawrence Hass, Marjorie Hass, James Hatley, Henri Maldiney, Linda Martin Alcoff, Berhard Waldenfels, Gail Weiss, Hugh J. Silverman, and Edith Wyschogrod.
Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The Value of Flesh: Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy and the Modernism/Postmodernism Debate
Fred Evans and Leonard Lawlor

PART I. EXPLICATIONS OF THE FLESH

1. World, Flesh, Vision
Françoise Dastur

2. Flesh and Verb in the Philosophy of Merleau-Ponty
Henri Maldiney

3. Perception and Movement: The End of the Metaphysical Approach
Renaud Barbaras

4. The Paradox of Expression
Bernhard Waldenfels

5. “In Praise of Philosophy”: A Hermeneutical Rereading
Jean Greisch

6. The Thinking of the Sensible
Mauro Carbone

7. Is Merleau-Ponty Inside or Outside the History of Philosophy?
Hugh J. Silverman

PART II. EXTENSIONS OF THE FLESH

8. The World at a Glance
Edward S. Casey

9. Blind Man Seeing: From Chiasm to Hyperreality
Edith Wyschogrod

10. Merleau-Ponty and the Origin of Geometry
Marjorie Hass and Lawrence Hass

11. Embodying Perceptions of Death: Emotional Apprehension and Reversibilities of Flesh
Suzanne Laba Cataldi

12. Écart: The Space of Corporeal Difference
Gail Weiss

PART III. LIMITATIONS OF THE FLESH

13. Wild Meaning: Luce Irigaray’s Reading of Merleau-Ponty
Tina Chanter

14. Recursive Incarnation and Chiasmic Flesh: Two Readings of Paul Celan’s “Chymisch”
James Hatley

15. Merleau-Ponty and Feminist Theory on Experience
Linda Martín Alcoff

Contributors

Index

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Épistémologie
• Philosophie de l'esprit
• Epistémologie
• Epistémologie
• Epistémologie
• Philosophy of mind

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791492031
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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Edited by Fred Evans and P H I L O S O P H Y  I L Leonard Lawlor

C O N T I N E N T A L  I L

C O N T E M P O R A R Y I N I

S E R I E S  I Chiasms S U N Y Merleau-Ponty’s T H E I N I Notion of Flesh

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CHIASMS

SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy Dennis J. Schmidt, editor

CHIASMS

Merleau-Ponty’s Notion of Flesh

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FRED EVANS and LEONARD LAWLOR

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Chiasms : Merleau-Ponty’s notion of flesh / Fred Evans and Leonard Lawlor, editors. p. cm. — (SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-4685-9 (HC : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-4686-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, 1908–1961. 2. Body, Human (Philosophy) I. Evans, Fred. II. Lawlor, Leonard, 1954– III. Series. B2430.M3764 C49 2000 128'.6'092—dc21 00-020253

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List of Abbreviations

C O N T E N T S

Introduction: The Value of Flesh: Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy and the Modernism/Postmodernism Debate Fred EvansandLeonard Lawlor

PART  I. E XPLICATIONSOFTHE  F LESH

1. World, Flesh, Vision Françoise Dastur

2. Flesh and Verb in the Philosophy of Merleau-Ponty Henri Maldiney

3. Perception and Movement: The End of the Metaphysical Approach Renaud Barbaras

4. The Paradox of Expression Bernhard Waldenfels

5. “In Praise of Philosophy”: A Hermeneutical Rereading Jean Greisch

6. The Thinking of the Sensible Mauro Carbone

7. Is Merleau-Ponty Inside or Outside the History of Philosophy? Hugh J. Silverman

PART E II. XTENSIONSOFTHE  F LESH

8. The World at a Glance Edward S. Casey

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CONTENTS

9. Blind Man Seeing: From Chiasm to Hyperreality Edith Wyschogrod

10. Merleau-Ponty and the Origin of Geometry Marjorie HassandLawrence Hass

11. Embodying Perceptions of Death: Emotional Apprehension and Reversibilities of Flesh Suzanne Laba Cataldi

12. Écart: The Space of Corporeal Difference Gail Weiss

PART L III. IMITATIONSOFTHE  F LESH

13. Wild Meaning: Luce Irigaray’s Reading of Merleau-Ponty Tina Chanter

14. Recursive Incarnation and Chiasmic Flesh: Two Readings of Paul Celan’s “Chymisch” James Hatley

15. Merleau-Ponty and Feminist Theory on Experience Linda Martín Alcoff

Contributors

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W e have imposed on all the essays collected in this volume a consistent English translation of Merleau-Ponty’s term “écart” as “divergence.” Certain essays have been published previously. We gratefully acknowledge Editions Flammarion for the essay by Henri Maldiney,Chair et verbe dans la philosophie de Merleau-Ponty,and for the essay by Françoise Dastur,Monde, chair, vision,both in Collectif,Maurice Merleau-Ponty, le psychique et le corporel,edited by A. Tymieniecka, © Aubier, Paris, 1988; Suhrkamp Verlag for permitting the publication of an English translation of Bernhard Waldenfels essay, “Das Paradox des Ausdrucks,” inDeutsch-Französische Gedankengänge, © Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 1995; and Routledge for the essay by Gail Weiss, copyright © 1998, fromBody Imagesby Gail Weiss. Repro- duced by permission of Routledge, Inc. We would especially like to thank Linda Sadler of the Philosophy Department of the University of Memphis for her organization and formatting of this volume in its manuscript form. We benefited immeasurably from the expertise and patience of Dennis J. Schmidt, editor of the SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy, and Jane Bunker, acquisitions editor; Marilyn P. Semerad, production manager; and Fran Keneston, marketing manager; all of SUNY Press. We are very grateful for Madame Merleau- Ponty’s permission to use the handwriting sample on the front cover of this book.

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