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The Reason of the Gift (Richard Lectures)
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Hardcover. Translator(s): Lewis, Stephen E. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
This book represents a continuation of Jean-Luc Marion’s work on givennessas a foundational concept. A former student of Jacques Derrida, Marion is known for his work in seventeenth-century French philosophy, for his theory of ""God without being,"" and for his reformulation of phenomenology. Marion’s groundbreaking work on givenness is articulated through attentive readings in a striking array of philosophical texts. The four pieces collected here, based on the fall 2008 Richard Lectures at the University of Virginia, expand upon and go beyond the lines of Marion’s previous work and exemplify the intersection of his own constructive brilliance with his talent ... Read more
This book represents a continuation of Jean-Luc Marion’s work on givennessas a foundational concept. A former student of Jacques Derrida, Marion is known for his work in seventeenth-century French philosophy, for his theory of ""God without being,"" and for his reformulation of phenomenology. Marion’s groundbreaking work on givenness is articulated through attentive readings in a striking array of philosophical texts. The four pieces collected here, based on the fall 2008 Richard Lectures at the University of Virginia, expand upon and go beyond the lines of Marion’s previous work and exemplify the intersection of his own constructive brilliance with his talent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813931784
SKU
V9780813931784
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Jean-Luc Marion, Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Professor of Catholic Studies and Professor of the Philosophy of Religions and Theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School, is a member of the Académie française and is the author of Reduction and Givenness: Investigations of Husserl, Heidegger, and Phenomenology and Being Given: Toward a Phenomenology of Givenness. Stephen ... Read more
Reviews for The Reason of the Gift (Richard Lectures)
Jean-Luc Marion is the most eminent living French philosopher, and his translator here, Stephen Lewis, is one of the best in the business. In The Reason of the Gift, Marion elaborates the nature of givenness and relates it to the theme of the gift. He works closely with extremely difficult texts yet remains as clear as possible in a work ... Read more