Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception
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# Phenomenology of Perception
**Hubert Dreyfus — UC Berkeley, Spring 2005 **
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## Lecture Schedule
Page number columns refer to two editions of *Phenomenology of Perception*:
- **Col. 1**: Earlier edition (Routledge/Smith translation)
- **Col. 2**: Later edition (Routledge/Landes translation)
| Date(s) | Topic | Pages (ed. 1) | Pages (ed. 2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 20 | Sensation / Association | 3–12 | 3–14 |
| Jan 25, 27 | Attention and Judgement | 13–51 | 15–59 |
| Feb 1, 3 | The Phenomenal Field | 52–63 | 60–74 |
| Feb 8, 10, 17 | The Problem of the Body | 67–97 | 75–111 |
| Feb 22, 24 | Motility (1) | 98–153 | 112–177 |
| Mar 1, 3 | Motility (2) | — | — |
| **Mar 3** | **First Paper Due** | | |
| Mar 8, 10 | Sense Experience | 203–242 | 235–282 |
| Mar 15, 17 | Space (1) | 243–267 | 283–311 |
| Mar 29, 31 | Space (2) | 267–298 | 311–347 |
| Apr 5, 7 | The Thing (1) | 299–327 | 348–381 |
| Apr 12, 14 | The Thing (2) | 327–345 | 381–402 |
| Apr 19, 21 | Other Selves | 346–365 | 403–425 |
| Apr 26, 28 | The Cogito | 369–409 | 429–475 |
| May 3, 5 | Temporality | 410–433 | 476–503 |
| May 10 | Freedom | 434–456 | 504–530 |
| **May 12** | **Second Paper Due** | | |
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## Required Texts
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty, *Phenomenology of Perception*, Routledge.
## Recommended Texts
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty, *The Structure of Behavior*, Duquesne University Press.
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty, *Sense and Non-Sense*, Northwestern University Press.
- Samuel Todes, *Body and World*, MIT Press.
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## Requirements
- Reading almost all of *Phenomenology of Perception*
- Two 7–8 page papers, **or** one 15-page paper
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## Prerequisites
> History of Modern Philosophy (25B) or an equivalent course is required. It would also help to have taken Searle's Philosophy of Mind (132), and/or Kant (178), and/or Being and Time (185).
- 1. Sensation and Association I (85Mb)
- 2. Sensation and Association II (109.5Mb)
- 3. Attention and Judgement I (54.8Mb)
- 4. Attention and Judgement II (105.8Mb)
- 5. The Phenomenal Field I (111.4Mb)
- 6. The Phenomenal Field II (111.9Mb)
- 7. The Problem of the Body I (108.3Mb)
- 8. The Problem of the Body II (109.7Mb)
- 9. The Problem of the Body III (110.5Mb)
- 10. Motility I (110.9Mb)
- 11. Motility II (108.3Mb)
- 12. Motility III (106.2Mb)
- 13. Motility IV (108.7Mb)
- 14. Sense Experience I (111.9Mb)
- 15. Sense Experience II (113.5Mb)
- 16. Space I (unknown file size)
- 17. Space II (101.5Mb)
- 18. Space III (112Mb)
- 19. Space IV (111.6Mb)
- 20. The Thing I (114.1Mb)
- 21. The Thing II (112.4Mb)
- 22. The Thing III (113Mb)
- 23. The Thing IV (113.7Mb)
- 24. Other Selves I (110.4Mb)
- 25. Other Selves II (110.2Mb)
- 26. The Cogito I (112.6Mb)
- 27. The Cogito II (110.6Mb)
- 28. Temporality I (136.3Mb)
- 29. Temporality II (112.4Mb)
- 30. Freedom I (94.2Mb)
- 31. Freedom II (97.9Mb)
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