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Embodiments
James Richard Mensch
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Paperback. How does the body politic reflect the nature of human embodiment? This book uses Merleau-Ponty's concept of 'intertwining' - the presence of one's self in the world and of the world in one's self - to understand the ideas that define political life. Series Editor(s): Steinbock, Anthony J. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
How does the body politic reflect the nature of human embodiment? To pursue this question in a new and productive way, James Mensch employs a methodology consistent with the fact of our embodiment; he uses Merleau-Ponty's concept of 'intertwining' - the presence of one's self in the world and of the world in one's self - to understand the ideas that define political life. Mensch begins his inquiry by developing a philosophical anthropology based on this concept. He then applies the results of his investigation to the relations of power, authority, freedom, and sovereignty in public life. This involves confronting ... Read more
How does the body politic reflect the nature of human embodiment? To pursue this question in a new and productive way, James Mensch employs a methodology consistent with the fact of our embodiment; he uses Merleau-Ponty's concept of 'intertwining' - the presence of one's self in the world and of the world in one's self - to understand the ideas that define political life. Mensch begins his inquiry by developing a philosophical anthropology based on this concept. He then applies the results of his investigation to the relations of power, authority, freedom, and sovereignty in public life. This involves confronting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810125612
SKU
V9780810125612
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About James Richard Mensch
James Mensch is a professor of philosophy at Saint Francis Xavier University in Canada. He is the author of nine books that range in content from Husserlian phenomenology to theology to the problem of otherness. He lives in Nova Scotia.
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