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Informationen zum Autor Anthony J. Steinbock is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Phenomenology Research Center at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His many publications include Moral Emotions (Northwestern University Press, 2014), Phenomenology and Mysticism (Indiana University Press, 2007), Home and Beyond: Generative Phenomenology After Husserl (Northwestern University Press, 1995) and the English translation of Husserl's Analyses Concerning Passive and Active Synthesis (Kluwer, 2001). Klappentext Leading phenomenologist Tony Steinbock intervenes in contemporary discussion around the concept of the gift, providing a critical reading of the main figures on the problem of the gift and offering a new perspective on the gift, situating it in the emotional sphere, specifically in relation to loving and humility. Zusammenfassung Leading phenomenologist Tony Steinbock intervenes in contemporary discussion around the concept of the gift! providing a critical reading of the main figures on the problem of the gift and offering a new perspective on the gift! situating it in the emotional sphere! specifically in relation to loving and humility. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction / 1. The Surprise, the Gift, and Humility / 2. What Gives? Heidegger, Machination, and the Jews / 3. Overcoming Forgetfulness: Henry's Challenge of Self-Givenness / 4. The Poor Phenomenon: Marion, Givenness, and Saturation / 5. Resituating the Gift in Maimonides: Participation and Liberation / Conclusion
