Phenomenology has played a decisive role in the emergence of the discourse of place, now indispensable to many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and the contribution of Merleau-Ponty s thought to architectural theory and practice is well established. "Merleau-Ponty: Space, Place, Architecture" is a vibrant collection of original essays by twelve eminent philosophers who mine Merleau-Ponty s work to consider how we live and create as profoundly spatial beings. The resulting collection is essential to philosophers and creative artists as well as those concerned with the...
Phenomenology has played a decisive role in the emergence of the discourse of place, now indispensable to many disciplines in the humanities and so...