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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788985903321

Titolo

The gift of logos [[electronic resource] ] : essays in continental philosophy / / edited by David Jones, Jason M. Wirth and Michael Schwartz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-282-58813-3

9786612588136

1-4438-1825-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesDavid Edward

WirthJason M. <1963->

SchwartzMichael

Disciplina

190

Soggetti

Logos (Philosophy)

Continental philosophy

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

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE; CHAPTER I; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III; PART TWO; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; PART THREE; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; PART FOUR; CHAPTER X; CHAPTER XI; CHAPTER XII; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Continental tradition has always placed great emphasis on the logos. The Gift of Logos: Essays in Continental Philosophy celebrates and situates this emphasis in the genre of the gift and its giving. The process of receiving, or giving, of the gift overcomes the existential alienation and separation that is so present in the human condition. To ritualize giving and its gifting is to provide a syntax of solidarity that bespeaks our desire for cohesion and need for identities beyond our own...