{"product_id":"merleau-pontys-developmental-ontology-9780810137929","title":"Merleau-Ponty's Developmental Ontology","description":"\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2020 Edward Goodwin Ballard Prize in Phenomenology \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Merleau-Ponty's Developmental Ontology shows how the philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from its very beginnings, seeks to find sense or meaning within nature, and how this quest calls for and develops into a radically new ontology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Morris first gives an illuminating analysis of sense, showing how it requires understanding nature as engendering new norms. He then presents innovative studies of Merleau-Ponty's \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Behavior and Phenomenology of Perception\u003c\/i\u003e, revealing how these early works are oriented by the problem of sense and already lead to difficulties about nature, temporality, and ontology that preoccupy Merleau-Ponty's later work. Morris shows how resolving these difficulties requires seeking sense through its appearance in nature, prior to experience-ultimately leading to radically new concepts of nature, time, and philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMerleau-Ponty's Developmental Ontology\u003c\/i\u003e makes key issues in Merleau-Ponty's philosophy clear and accessible to a broad audience while also advancing original philosophical conclusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810137929","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711325606025,"sku":"9780810137929","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0c62c4fe-f62c-4151-86e1-96015e41a0a5.jpg?v=1719567213","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/merleau-pontys-developmental-ontology-9780810137929","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}