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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460715003321

Autore

Gschwandtner Christina M. <1974->

Titolo

Degrees of givenness : on saturation in Jean-luc Marion / / Christina M. Gschwandtner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-253-01428-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Givenness, saturated phenomena, negative certainties, and hermeneutics -- Historical events and historical research -- Art and the artist -- Nature and flesh -- Love and violence -- Gift and sacrifice -- Prayer and sainthood -- Eucharist and sacrament.

Sommario/riassunto

The philosophical work of Jean-Luc Marion has opened new ways of speaking about religious convictions and experiences. In this exploration of Marion's philosophy and theology, Christina M. Gschwandtner presents a comprehensive and critical analysis of the ideas of saturated phenomena and the phenomenology of givenness. She claims that these phenomena do not always appear in the excessive mode that Marion describes and suggests instead that we consider degrees of saturation. Gschwandtner covers major themes in Marion's work-the historical event, art, nature, love, gift and sacrifice, prayer, an