Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: The philosophical basis of Merleau-Ponty’s humanism 1
5. 1. The post-war context 23
6. 2. Recognition and violence 37
7. 3. Historical responsibility and the Soviet Union 56
8. 4. The eclipse of the middle way 77
9. 5. A reappraisal of dialectic 107
10. 6. Virtù without resignation 134
11. Epilogue: interrogation and reform 166
12. Notes 179
13. Bibliography 205
14. Index 217