Introduction / by Kevin Hart -- I. Metaphysics and Its Idols: The Marches of Metaphysics; Double Idolatry -- II. Saturation, Gift, and Icon: The Breakthrough and the Broadening; Sketch of the Saturated Phenomenon; The Banality of Saturation; The Reason of the Gift; The Icon or the Endless Hermeneutic -- III. Reading Descartes: The Ambivalence of Cartesian Metaphysics; The Eternal Truths; The Question of the Divine Names; Does the Ego Alter the Other?: The Solitude of the Cogito and the Absense of Alter Ego -- IV. Revelation and Apophasis: The Prototype and the Image; Thomas Aquinas and Onto-Theo-logy; The Possible and Revelation; What Cannot Be Said: Apophasis and the Discourse of Love; The Impossible for Man-God -- V. On Love and Sacrifice: The Intentionality of Love; Concerning the Lover, and His Advance; The Creation of the Self; Sketch of a Phenomenological Concept of Sacrifice.
Summary:
"Jean-Luc Marion: The Essential Writings is the first anthology of this major contemporary philosopher's writings. It spans his entire career as a historian of philosophy, as a theologian, and as a theoretician of "saturated phenomena." The editor's long general Introduction situates Marion in the history of modern philosophy, especially phenomenology, and shorter introductions preface each section of the anthology. The entire volume will enable professors to teach Marion by assigning a single book, and the editor's introductions will make it possible for students to learn enough about phenomenology to read Marion without having to take preliminary courses in Husserl and Heidegger"-- Provided by publisher. "The Essential Writings is an anthology of Marion's diverse writings in the history of philosophy, Christian theology, and phenomenology. The general introduction provides students with sufficient background for them to tackle the work of this important contemporary philosopher without first having to take preliminary courses on Husserl and Heidegger"-- Provided by publisher.
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