Excesses: Eros and Culture

by Alphonso Lingis

Book Overview

Excesses is a very successful attempt to break out of the closets in which we conceptualize our identity and our eros. Lingis has travelled to, and participated in, some of the last remaining oases of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873957970
• ISBN13: 9780873957977
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Eye-opening book for philosophers and others

Lingis deftly weaves together themes from western philosophy and non-western cultures. A fun read for those with a taste for mental exploration. But beware, this book is not for the faint of heart. Lingis' globe-trekking journeys take him to some unusual, and sometimes disturbing, places.