Prolegomena to charity / Jean-Luc Marion ; translated by Stephen E. Lewis.

"These essays by the French Catholic philosopher Jean-Luc Marion touch on aspects of love and self-love and the paradoxes that arise when one attempts to weigh private interest against the social good. In presenting his arguments, Marion draws on the classical tradition, on the New Testament an...

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Main Author: Marion, Jean-Luc, 1946- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Perspectives in continental philosophy ; no. 24.
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Uniform Title:Prolégomènes à la charité.
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Summary:"These essays by the French Catholic philosopher Jean-Luc Marion touch on aspects of love and self-love and the paradoxes that arise when one attempts to weigh private interest against the social good. In presenting his arguments, Marion draws on the classical tradition, on the New Testament and early Christian texts, and on the work of Continental philosophers such as Nietzsche and Sartre."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 178 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
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