Spirit's Gift: The Metaphysical Insight of Claude Bruaire

by Antonio López

Book Overview

Spirit's Gift is the first book in English devoted to the philosophy of Claude Bruaire (1932-1986). Its focus is the notion of gift, a notion that has recently been the subject of lively debate involving Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Marion, Marcel Mauss, and others. What makes Bruaire's approach to this subject distinctive is that he treats it ontologically. This book critically examines the two main insights that govern Bruaire's ontology of gift (ontodology)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813214432
• ISBN13: 9780813214436
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"