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Peter Antich, Merleau-Ponty and Contemporary Philosophy of Perception, Routledge, 2024, 222pp., $54.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781032265902.
Reviewed by Jack Reynolds, Dearkin University
Many of the great philosophers have a fertile ambiguity about their major works, with a depth and breadth that demands we read and re-read them. Merleau-Ponty’s work is in this category. It remains of enduring interest, and is still subject to a wide variety of interpretations, including with regard to the metaphysical and epistemological aspects of his views on perception—a titular theme in many of his key books: i.e., Phenomenology of Perception, The Primacy of Perception, and The Visible and the Invisible. There have been idealist interpretations of his work (Berendzen 2023), and more realist interpretations too (e.g., Romano 2016; Allen 2019). In this terrain, Peter Antich’s new book, Merleau-Ponty and Contemporary Philosophy of Perception, is a welcome and much-needed addition, situating Merleau-Ponty’s reflections on perception…
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