{"product_id":"phenomenology-and-the-social-world-the-philosophy-of-merleau-ponty-and-its-relation-to-the-social-sciences-9780415703178","title":"Phenomenology and the Social World: The Philosophy of Merleau-Ponty and Its Relation to the Social Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Laurie Spurling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe term 'phenomenology' has become almost as over-used and emptied of meaning as that other word from Continental Philosophy, namely 'existentialism'. Yet Husserl, who first put forward the phenomenological method, considered it a rigorous alternative to positivism, and in the hands of Merleau-Ponty, a disciple of Husserl in France, phenomenology became a way of gaining a disciplined and coherent perspective on the world in which we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen this study originally published in 1977 there were only a few books in English on Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. It introduced the reader and suggested how his thought might throw light on some of the assumptions and presuppositions of certain contemporary forms of Anglo-Saxon philosophy and social science. It also demonstrates how phenomenology seeks to unite philosophy and social science, rather than define them as mutually exclusive domains of knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45236355727511,"sku":"9780415703178","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415703178.webp?v=1769212724","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/phenomenology-and-the-social-world-the-philosophy-of-merleau-ponty-and-its-relation-to-the-social-sciences-9780415703178","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}