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Book SynopsisDrawing on previously unexplored sources, Kerry H. Whiteside presents the political theory of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), one of France's best-known twentieth-century philosophers. Whiteside argues that Merleau-Ponty's objective in his political writings was to make existentialism into the foundation for a philosophically consistent mode of
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Abbreviations and Sources, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*One. First Essays: The Intersection of Philosophy and Politics, pg. 13*Two. Phenomenology as a Prolegomenon to Political Theory, pg. 43*Three. Collective Meaning: Politics and Violence, pg. 73*Four. Values in an Existential Philosophy of History, pg. 102*Five. Marxism: The Radical Hypothesis, pg. 133*Six. Principles and Prejudice in Liberalism, pg. 163*Seven. The Communist Problem, pg. 193*Eight. In Search of Merleau-Ponty's Late Politics, pg. 224*Nine. Politics And Expression, pg. 251*Ten. Conclusion: Thinking Politics In Contemporary Theory, pg. 280*Bibliography, pg. 309*Index, pg. 331
