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- Spirit's Gift: The Metaphysical Insight of Claude Bruaire
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
Spirit's Gift is the first book in English devoted to the philosophy of Claude Bruaire (1932-1986). Its focus is the notion of gift, a notion that has recently been the subject of lively debate involving Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Marion, Marcel Mauss, and others.
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-9
- Part I: Self-Determining Freedom
- 2. Anthropology Beckons
- pp. 37-58
- 3. Absolute’s Freedom
- pp. 59-79
- Part II: The Ontology of Gift
- 4. Retrieving the Spirit
- pp. 83-113
- 5. An Ontology of Gift: Finite Spirit
- pp. 114-137
- 6. Altogether Gift: Absolute Spirit
- pp. 138-183
- Conclusion
- pp. 225-229
- Bibliography
- pp. 231-251
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813216171
Related ISBN(s)
9780813214436
MARC Record
OCLC
646793867
Pages
277
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006
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