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Topologies of the Flesh - A Multidimensional Exploration of the Lifeworld

English · Hardback

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Klappentext The concept of "flesh" in philosophical terms derives from the writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. This was the word he used to name the concrete realm of sentient bodies and life processes that has been eclipsed by the abstractions of science! technology! and modern culture. Topology! to conventional understanding! is the branch of mathematics that concerns itself with the properties of geometric figures that stay the same when the figures are stretched or deformed. Topologies of the Flesh is an original blend of continental thought and mathematical imagination. Steven M. Rosen opens up a new area of philosophical inquiry: topological phenomenology. Through his unique application of qualitative mathematics! he extends the approaches of Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger so as to offer a detailed exploration of previously uncharted dimensions of human experience and the natural world. Rosen's unprecedented marriage of topology and phenomenology is motivated by the desire to help overcome the pervasive dualism of contemporary philosophy and Western culture at large. To carry this to completion! he must address his own dualistic stance as author. Challenging the author's traditional posture of detachment and anonymity! Rosen makes his presence vividly felt in his final chapter! and his philosophical analysis is transformed into a living reality. Zusammenfassung The concept of “flesh” in philosophical terms derives from the writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. This was the word he used to name the concrete realm of sentient bodies and life processes that has been eclipsed by the abstractions of science, technology, and modern culture.

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Authors Steven M. Rosen
Publisher University of ohio press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 04.04.2006
 
EAN 9780821416761
ISBN 978-0-8214-1676-1
No. of pages 335
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
Series Series in Continental Thought
Series in Continental Thought
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works

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