Phenomenology or Deconstruction?: The Question of Ontology in Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Paul Ricoeur and Jean-Luc Nancy

Phenomenology Or Deconstruction? Challenges Traditional Understandings Of The Relationship Between Phenomenology And Deconstruction Through New Readings Of The Work Of Maurice Merleau-ponty, Paul Ricur And Jean-luc Nancy. A Constant Dialogue With Jacques Derrida's Engagement With Phenomenological Themes Provides The Impetus To Establishing A New Understanding Of 'being' And 'presence' That Exposes Significant Blindspots Inherent In Traditional Readings Of Both Phenomenology And Deconstruction. In Reproducing Neither A Stock Phenomenological Reaction To Deconstruction Nor The Routine Deconstructive Reading Of Phenomenology, Christopher Watkin Provides A Fresh Assessment Of The Possibilities For The Future Of Phenomenology, Along With A New Reading Of The Deconstructive Legacy. Through Detailed Studies Of The Philosophy Of Merleau-ponty, Ricur And Nancy, He Shows How A Phenomenological Tradition Much Wider And Richer Than Husserlian Or Heideggerean Thought Alone Can Take Account Of Derrida's Critique Of Ontology And Yet Still Hold A Commitment To The Ontological. This New Reading Of Being And Presence Fundamentally Re-draws Our Understanding Of The Relation Of Deconstruction And Phenomenology, And Provides The First Sustained Discussion Of The Possibilities And Problems For Any Future 'deconstructive Phenomenology'.