Of the three courses from 1956 to 1960, two are documented by a student, and one by Merleau-Ponty (1908-61) himself. He did not write out and prepare his lectures, but jotted down a few notes, so the written versions represent his informal thinking process on topics that he later developed in his writings. The French original was published in 1995 by Éditions du Seuil. No index is provided. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)