Merleau-Ponty and Environmental Philosophy
Dwelling on the Landscapes of Thought
Suzanne L Cataldi editor William S Hamrick editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Published:24th Apr '07
Should be back in stock very soon
Connects the work of Merleau-Ponty to environmental studies.
This richly diverse collection looks at the contemporary relevance of the philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty to environmental issues and builds a coherent philosophical ecology based on his thought. The contributors describe and analyze relations within the natural world by focusing on the centrality of relations in Merleau-Ponty's work; his concept of the bond between humanity and nature; and his novel philosophies of perception, embodiment, and "wild" Being. Eco-phenomenologies of living places such as Central Park in New York City, Midwestern farmlands, and communal household dwellings of Pacific Northwest Coast people are closely examined. The contributors also explore Merleau-Ponty's philosophy for environmental ethics and develop notions such as vital values, somatic empathy, and interspecies sociality.
"For the environmental philosopher with little or no previous knowledge of Merleau-Ponty, the book would provide a challenging introduction to the multiplicity of interpretations of his thought, related, sometimes directly, sometimes tangentially, to the issues of environmental philosophy … these essays all deal with lived experience of nature, or how it is that there is nature for us." — Environmental Ethics
"I like the way that serious Merleau-Ponty scholarship and a rigorously phenomenological approach are paired with the practical concerns, often illustrated in concrete detail, about the environment." — Phillip McReynolds, Penn State at University Park
ISBN: 9780791470527
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 417g
295 pages