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The Conditions of Hospitality: Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics on the Threshold of the Possible
Thomas Claviez
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Description for The Conditions of Hospitality: Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics on the Threshold of the Possible
Paperback. A collection of essays devoted to the concept of hospitality from different disciplinary perspectives such as philosophy, politics, anthropology, aesthetics, ethics, and translation studies. Editor(s): Claviez, Thomas. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Hospitality is a multifaceted concept that has been received by, and worked into, various academic realms and disciplines, such as philosophy, politics, anthropology, aesthetics, ethics, and translation studies. The essays collected in this volume, by a wide range of international contributors, examine how, in the wake of the work of Levinas and the late Derrida, this concept has entered into and transformed the thinking of these disciplines.
Hospitality is a multifaceted concept that has been received by, and worked into, various academic realms and disciplines, such as philosophy, politics, anthropology, aesthetics, ethics, and translation studies. The essays collected in this volume, by a wide range of international contributors, examine how, in the wake of the work of Levinas and the late Derrida, this concept has entered into and transformed the thinking of these disciplines.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823251483
SKU
V9780823251483
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About Thomas Claviez
Thomas Claviez is Professor of Literary Theory at the University of Bern. He is the author of Grenzfälle: Mythos— Ideologie— American Studies (1998) and Aesthetics and Ethics: Otherness and Moral Imagination from Aristotle to Levinas and from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to “House Made of Dawn” (2008). He has published essays on pragmatism, ecology, American studies, American literature, ethics and aesthetics, ... Read more
Reviews for The Conditions of Hospitality: Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics on the Threshold of the Possible
"The book proves to be valuable to researchers, students and teachers in the field of Hospitality Studies and is a substantial contribution to our understanding of the extent to which 'conditions' of hospitality emerged as a new academic field in the twenty-first century."
-Arleen Ionescu Word and Text "A timely constellation of trenchant statements on one of the most ... Read more
-Arleen Ionescu Word and Text "A timely constellation of trenchant statements on one of the most ... Read more