In Defense of Phenomenology

In Defence of Phenomenology uses Merleau-Ponty's philosophy to counter the criticisms raised in Descombes's Modern French Philosophy, arguing that it often misunderstood or misrepresented Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. Low clarifies Merleau-Ponty's claims, then makes the case for them. He also argues against Renaud Barbaras's well-known positions that there is a break in the development of Merleau-Ponty's thought, and that Merleau-Ponty abandoned his earlier phenomenology. Finally, Low addresses the later works of Jean Baudrillard and the move away from phenomenology towards postmodernist philosophy, in which language and media dominate culture and construct our worldview.