The Philosophy of Ontological Lateness - Merleau-Ponty and the Tasks of Thinking

Addressing Merleau-Ponty''s work Phenomenology of Perception , in dialogue with The Visible and the Invisible , his lectures at the College 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. 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 apocalypsis 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. 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.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Keith Whitmoyer, Keith (Assistant Adjunct Professor Whitmoyer, Keith (Assistant Adjunct Professor) Whitmoyer
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.09.2017
• EAN: 9781350003972
• ISBN: 978-1-350-00397-2
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy; Bloomsbury Studies in Continen; Bloomsbury Studies in Continen; Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie