PRESENTATION-COPY

MERLEAU-PONTY, MAURICE.

Éloge de la Philosophie. Lecon inaugurable faite au Collège de France, le jeudi 15 janvier 1953.

Paris, Gallimard, 1953 Small 8to. Uncut and unopened in the original printed wrappers. Back hinge slightly clacked, but a very fine and clean copy. S.P. printed to title-page and bottom of back wrapper. 90, (3) pp.

First edition, presentation copy "A Meriam (?) et Ammeend (?) Schcor (?)/ avedCm'amitié de/ Maurice Blanchot.", of Merleau-Ponty's famous inaugural address to the Collège de France, his frequently quoted and highly regarded "In Praise of Philosophy", in which he defines the essence of philosophy and predicts its future. It is here we find his famous passages about philosophy "limping", that "this limping of philosophy is its virtue", and the answer to the question what philosophy will do in the 21st century - It will limp along.

Order-nr.: 44020