The reason of the gift / Jean-Luc Marion ; translated by Stephen E. Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marion, Jean-Luc, 1946-

Series:

Richard lectures ; 2008.

Richard lectures for 2008

Standardized Title:

Lectures. Selections. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

119 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

This collection of four essays derived from a lecture series held at the University of Virginia in 2008, provides students of philosophy and the history of philosophy with a valuable look at the recent work of the important French philosopher Jen-Luc Marion. A former student of Derrida, Marion explores the idea of givenness through discussions of the work of Levinas, Heidegger and the phenomenological lens. The volume is translated from the French by Stephen E. Lewis, a professor of English at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The phenomenological origins of the concept of givenness

Remarks on the origins of Gegebenheit in Heidegger's thought

Substitution and solicitude: how Levinas re-reads Heidegger

Sketch of a phenomenological concept of sacrifice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813931784

0813931789

OCLC:

714113366