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Among the first and foremost of American continental philosophers,
Alphonso Lingis refines his own thought through a topic usually
deemed unworthy of philosophical examination-passion. Lingis
criticizes traditional scientific accounts of the emotions as
dividing or disrupting our lives and argues for passion as a
unifying force, a concept which invites philosophical exploration.
The book's structure is twofold. First, it offers an examination of
Lingis's most recent developments through the topic of passion with
essays from some of the most established commentators on the work
of Lingis. Second, it offers a substantial retrospective on
Lingis's thought in relation to some of the major figures in
continental philosophy, namely Levinas, Kant, Heidegger, Butler,
Foucault, and Nietzsche, all interweaving the theme of passion.
Written to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of Lingis's birth,
these essays show how Lingis's thought has not only endured over so
many productive decades but also remains vital and even continues
to grow.
Encounters with Alphonso Lingis is the first extensive study of
this American philosopher who is gaining an international
reputation to augment his national one. Lingis's books have already
been translated into nearly a dozen languages, and writers from
many disciplines are finding his works a source for fresh
philosophical and scholarly inquiries. The distinguished
contributors to this volume reflect on their own encounters with
this unique American thinker as they engage his work from their
various critical perspectives. They address most of the central
themes found in his writings including singularity and otherness,
death and eroticism, emotions and rationality, embodiment and the
face, excess and the sacred. In the book's first section, the
contributors discuss Lingis's significance as a contemporary
philosopher, particularly with regard to such renowned figures as
Dante, Kant, Nietzsche, Foucault, and the major existential and
phenomenological thinkers of the past century. In the second
section, they focus on Lingis's ideas as the basis for inquiries
into additional fields, such as art, literature, cultural studies,
and politics. The book closes with a new essay by Lingis himself."
Encounters with Alphonso Lingis is the first extensive study of
this American philosopher who is gaining an international
reputation to augment his national one. Lingis's books have already
been translated into nearly a dozen languages, and writers from
many disciplines are finding his works a source for fresh
philosophical and scholarly inquiries. The distinguished
contributors to this volume reflect on their own encounters with
this unique American thinker as they engage his work from their
various critical perspectives. They address most of the central
themes found in his writings including singularity and otherness,
death and eroticism, emotions and rationality, embodiment and the
face, excess and the sacred. In the book's first section, the
contributors discuss Lingis's significance as a contemporary
philosopher, particularly with regard to such renowned figures as
Dante, Kant, Nietzsche, Foucault, and the major existential and
phenomenological thinkers of the past century. In the second
section, they focus on Lingis's ideas as the basis for inquiries
into additional fields, such as art, literature, cultural studies,
and politics. The book closes with a new essay by Lingis himself."
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