The phenomenological movement

A tradition without method? Merleau-Ponty and Husserl

Herbert Spiegelberg

pp. 51-68

in: Ted Toadvine, Lester Embree (eds), Merleau-Ponty's reading of Husserl, Deventer, Kluwer, 2002

Abstract

Section I tries to analyze the ambivalence of Merleau-Ponty ‘s references to Husserl. On the one hand, they indicate a deconstruction of Husserl ‘s phenomenological method; on the other hand, there are attempts to “save” Husserl. Section II is a critical evaluation ofMerleau-Ponty ‘s account of the development ofHusserl ‘s phenomenology. Section III deals with his rejection of the reduction, the account of eidetic intuition, and intentionality. Section IV is an attempt to characterize the motives behind Merleau-Ponty ‘s disinterest in method.