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The First Person Singular
Alphonso Lingis
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Paperback. Alphonso Lingis' singular works of philosophy are not so much written as performed. This book looks at how Lingis elaborates on the subject of fantasy, of obsessive commitment, of noble actions, with the subject enacting itself through an engagement with others, including animals and natural forces. Series Editor(s): Steinbock, Anthony J. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Alphonso Lingis' singular works of philosophy are not so much written as performed, and in ""The First Person Singular"" the performance is characteristically brilliant, a consummate act of philosophical reckoning. Lingis' subject here, aptly enough, is the subject itself, understood not as consciousness but as embodied, impassioned, active being. His book is, at the same time, an elegant cultural analysis of how subjectivity is differently and collectively understood, invested, and situated. The subject Lingis elaborates in detail is the passionate subject of fantasy, of obsessive commitment, of noble actions, the subject enacting itself through an engagement with others, including animals ... Read more
Alphonso Lingis' singular works of philosophy are not so much written as performed, and in ""The First Person Singular"" the performance is characteristically brilliant, a consummate act of philosophical reckoning. Lingis' subject here, aptly enough, is the subject itself, understood not as consciousness but as embodied, impassioned, active being. His book is, at the same time, an elegant cultural analysis of how subjectivity is differently and collectively understood, invested, and situated. The subject Lingis elaborates in detail is the passionate subject of fantasy, of obsessive commitment, of noble actions, the subject enacting itself through an engagement with others, including animals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810124134
SKU
V9780810124134
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About Alphonso Lingis
Alphonso Lingis is a professor emeritus of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University and the author of numerous books including The Imperative (Indiana, 1998), Dangerous Emotions (California, 2000), Trust (Minnesota, 2004), and most recently, Body Transformations (Routledge, 2005). He is also the preeminent English translator of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Emmanuel Levinas. His translations include Merleau-Ponty's The Visible and the Invisible (1961) ... Read more
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