Marion and Derrida on the Gift and Desire: Debating the Generosity of Things

by Jason Alvis

Book Overview

This book examines the various encounters between Jean-Luc Marion and Jacques Derrida on "the gift," considers their many differences on "desire," and demonstrates how these topics hold the keys to some of phenomenology's most pressing structural questions, especially regarding "deconstructive" approaches within the field. The book claims that the topic of desire is a central lynchpin to understanding the two thinkers' conflict over the gift, for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319802437
• ISBN13: 9783319802435
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"