Marion and Derrida on The Gift and Desire: Debating the Generosity of Things
Jason W. Alvis
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Hardback. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
This book examines the various encounters between Jean-Luc Marion and Jacques Derrida on the gift, considers their many differences on desire, and demonstrates how these topics hold the keys to some of phenomenology's most pressing structural questions, especially regarding deconstructive approaches within the field. The book claims that the topic of desire is a central lynchpin to understanding the two thinkers' conflict over the gift, for the gift is reducible to the desire to give, which initiates a ... Read more
This book examines the various encounters between Jean-Luc Marion and Jacques Derrida on the gift, considers their many differences on desire, and demonstrates how these topics hold the keys to some of phenomenology's most pressing structural questions, especially regarding deconstructive approaches within the field. The book claims that the topic of desire is a central lynchpin to understanding the two thinkers' conflict over the gift, for the gift is reducible to the desire to give, which initiates a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Contributions to Phenomenology
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319279404
SKU
V9783319279404
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99-15
About Jason W. Alvis
Jason W. Alvis is the FWF Research Fellow at The University of Vienna in the Institute for Philosophy and External Lecturer in the Philosophy and Theological Faculties. In the academic year of 2015/16 he is a Visiting Research Scholar at Stanford University in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Departments.
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