The Philosophers' Gift : Reexamining Reciprocity /

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Winner, French Voices Award for excellence in publication and translation. When it comes to giving, philosophers love to be the most generous. For them, every form of reciprocity is tainted by commercial exchange. In recent decades, such thinkers as Derrida, Levinas, Henry, Marion, Ricoeur, Lefort,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Henaff, Marcel (Author)
Other Authors: Morhange, Jean-Louis, 1956- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Interpersonal relations > Philosophy.
Generosity > Philosophy.
Gifts > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Derrida : the gift, the impossible, and the exclusion of reciprocity
  • Propositions I : the ceremonial gift--alliance and recognition
  • Levinas : beyond reciprocity--for-the-other and the costly gift
  • Propositions II : approaches to reciprocity
  • Marion : gift without exchange--toward pure givenness
  • Ricoeur : reciprocity and mutuality--from the golden rule to agapē
  • Philosophy and anthropology : with Lefort and Descombes
  • Propositions III : the dual relationship and the third party

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