This translation of Lyotard's first book, La Phenomenologie , supplies an important link to Lyotard's more recent works.
Phenomenology presents a commentary o n the phenomenological movement.
From the dual perspectives of a work on, and of, phenomenology, Lyotard's text profiles the different aspects of phenomenology, focusing particularly on the writings of Hegel, Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, and Tra n Duc Thao. Beyond offering an account of certain phenomenological themes, Lyotard' s commentary explicates phenomenology's relevance to psychology, sociology, and history. Jean Francois Lyotard is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Universite de Paris VIII and Professor of French and Italian at the University of California at Irvine. Brian Beakley is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Eastern Illinois University. Gayle L. Ormiston is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Kent State University.