Sensation - Intelligibility in Sensibility

Lingis contests holistic conceptions of phenomenology and existential philosophy, and he refutes the primacy of perception and the practicable world. By contrast, he seeks to elucidate the substantive (sensual and excitable) body. He shows that in contact with other sentient beings, an imperative that is addressed to us precedes and makes possible their capacity to order us with the meanings of their words and gestures. Written in clear, vivid language free of all unnecessary technical jargon.

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By Alphonso Lingis

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Lingis contests holistic conceptions of phenomenology and existential philosophy, and he refutes the primacy of perception and the practicable world. By contrast, he seeks to elucidate the substantive (sensual and excitable) body. He shows that in contact with other sentient beings, an imperative that is addressed to us precedes and makes possible their capacity to order us with the meanings of their words and gestures. Written in clear, vivid language free of all unnecessary technical jargon.

Product details

• Authors: Alphonso Lingis
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.1996
• EAN: 9781573926133
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-613-3
• No. of pages: 142
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 254 g
• Series: Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences; Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and Human Sciences; Contemporary Studies in Philos
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works