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Daniela Vallega-Neu questions the ontological meaning of body and thinking by carefully taking into account how we come to experience thought bodily. She engages six prominent figures of the Western philosophical tradition—Plato, Nietzsche, Scheler, Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, and Foucault—and considers how they understand thinking to occur in relation to the body as well as how their thinking is itself bodily. Through a deconstructive and performative reading, she explores how their thinking reveals a bodily dimension that is prior to what classical metaphysics comes to conceive as mind-body duality. Thus, Vallega-Neu uncovers the bodily dimension that sustains their thought and their work. As she contends, the trace of the body in our thought not only exposes the strangers we are to ourselves, but may also lead to a new understanding of how we come to be who we are in relation to the world we live in.
Editions of The Bodily Dimension in Thinking
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791465615
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791465622
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- ISBN 9780791482742
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Daniela Vallega-Neu questions the ontological meaning of body and thinking by carefully taking into account how we come to experience thought bodily. She engages six prominent figures of the Western philosophical tradition—Plato, Nietzsche, Scheler, Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, and Foucault—and considers how they understand thinking to occur in relation to the body as well as how their thinking is itself bodily. Through a deconstructive and performative reading, she explores how their thinking reveals a bodily dimension that is prior to what classical metaphysics comes to conceive as mind-body duality. Thus, Vallega-Neu uncovers the bodily dimension that sustains their thought and their work. As she contends, the trace of the body in our thought not only exposes the strangers we are to ourselves, but may also lead to a new understanding of how we come to be who we are in relation to the world we live in.
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Daniela Vallega-Neu questions the ontological meaning of body and thinking by carefully taking into account how we come to experience thought bodily. She engages six prominent figures of the Western philosophical tradition—Plato, Nietzsche, Scheler, Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, and Foucault—and considers how they understand thinking to occur in relation to the body as well as how their thinking is itself bodily. Through a deconstructive and performative reading, she explores how their thinking reveals a bodily dimension that is prior to what classical metaphysics comes to conceive as mind-body duality. Thus, Vallega-Neu uncovers the bodily dimension that sustains their thought and their work. As she contends, the trace of the body in our thought not only exposes the strangers we are to ourselves, but may also lead to a new understanding of how we come to be who we are in relation to the world we live in.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Bodily Dimension in Thinking?
Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Philosophical traditions and schools of thought > Western philosophy from c 1800 > Phenomenology and Existentialism
Where can I read a sample of The Bodily Dimension in Thinking?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791465615
How long is The Bodily Dimension in Thinking and how many pages does it have?
The Bodily Dimension in Thinking has 178 page(s)
Is The Bodily Dimension in Thinking part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Bodily Dimension in Thinking?
Daniela Vallega-Neu
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Bodily Dimension in Thinking is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791465615) and paperback(ISBN 9780791465622) and pdf(ISBN 9780791482742)
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