A collection of essays discussing contemporary writings and differing perspectives on the role of philosophy (and its relation to ""non-philosophy"") since the death of Merleau-Ponty, including Sartre, Barthes, Heidegger, Lacan, Foucault, Lyotard, and Derrida. Included in this volume is a translation of Merleau-Ponty's last course at the College de France in 1960-61.