Maurice Merleau-Ponty''s Phenomenology of Perception is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important contributions to philosophy of the twentieth century. In this volume, leading philosophers from Europe and North America examine the nature and extent of Merleau-Ponty''s achievement and consider its importance to contemporary philosophy.

The chapters, most of which were specially commissioned for this volume, cover the central aspects of Merleau-Ponty''s influential work. These include:

Merleau-Ponty’s debt to Husserl

Merleau-Ponty’s conception of philosophy

perception, action and the role of the body

consciousness and self-consciousness

naturalism and language

social rules and freedom

Contributors: David Smith, Sean Kelly, Komarine Romdenh-Romluc, Hubert Dreyfus, Mark Wrathall, Thomas Baldwin, Simon Glendinning, Naomi Eilan, Eran Dorfman, Francoise Dastur