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

Phenomenology or Deconstruction? offers a groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between phenomenology and deconstruction, challenging traditional understandings and providing a fresh perspective on the possibilities for the future of phenomenology.

Through detailed studies of the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Ricœur, and Nancy, Christopher Watkin shows how a wider and richer phenomenological tradition can take account of Derrida's critique of ontology while still holding a commitment to the ontological.

This innovative work provides a new reading of being and presence that fundamentally re-draws our understanding of the relation of deconstruction and phenomenology, making it an essential read for anyone interested in these fields.