In this clear and comprehensive account of MerleauPontys thought EricMatthews shows how MerleauPonty has contributed to current debates inphilosophy such as the... » 

In this clear and comprehensive account of MerleauPontys thought EricMatthews shows how MerleauPonty has contributed to current debates inphilosophy such as the nature of consciousness the relation between biologyand personality the historical understanding of human thought and society andmany others. Surveying the whole range of MerleauPontys thinking Matthewsexamines his views about the nature of phenomenology and the primacy ofperception his account of human embodiment beingintheworld and theunderstanding of human behavior his conception of the self and its relation toother selves and his views on society politics and the arts. A final chapterconsiders his later thought published posthumously. «