In excess : studies of saturated phenomena / Jean-Luc Marion ; translated by Robyn Horner and Vincent Berraud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marion, Jean-Luc, 1946-

Series:

Perspectives in continental philosophy 1089-3938 ; no. 27.

Perspectives in continental philosophy, 1089-3938 ; no. 27

Standardized Title:

De surcroît. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

xxii, 169 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

In Excess: Studies of Saturated Phenomena is the third book in Jean-Luc Marion's phenomenological trilogy that includes Reduction and Givenness and Being Given. Marion renews his argument for a phenomenology of givenness, with penetrating analyses of the phenomena of event, idol, flesh, and icon. With an eye turned more explicitly than ever before to hermeneutical dimensions of the debate, Marion masterfully draws together issues emerging from his close reading of Descartes and Pascal, Husserl and Heidegger, Levinas and Henry. Concluding with a revised version of his response to Derrida, In the Name: How to Avoid Speaking of It, Marion powerfully re-articulates the theological possibilities of phenomenology. Flowing at a breathtaking pace, In Excess is Marion writing at his very best, and readily illustrates why he has been described as one of the world's most important living philosophers.

Contents:

1. Phenomenology of Givenness and First Philosophy 1

2. The Event or the Happening Phenomenon 30

3. The Idol or the Radiance of the Painting 54

4. Flesh or the Givenness of the Self 82

5. The Icon or the Endless Hermeneutic 104

6. In the Name: How to Avoid Speaking of It 128.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0823222160

OCLC:

50123328