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- Phenomenology of the Alien: Basic Concepts
- 2011
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- Published by: Northwestern University Press
- Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
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With impressive erudition Waldenfels weaves in xenological themes from classical philosophy, contemporary phenomenology, literature, linguistics, sociology, and anthropology to address the boundaries of experience that unite and separate human beings, their collectives, their perceptions, and aspirations. While the debate has long raged in German-speaking circles, Waldenfels’s work is largely unavailable to the English-speaking audience, with the only other translation being The Order in the Twilight (1996). Phenomenology of the Alien is a superb introduction to both xenological phenomenology, and the the question of the alien as it has been unfolding in contemporary thought. Bernhard Waldenfels is Professor Emeritus at
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Facets of the Alien
- pp. 1-7
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- 1. The Human as a Liminal Being
- pp. 8-20
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- 2. Between Pathos and Response
- pp. 21-34
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- 3. Response to the Alien
- pp. 35-42
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- 5. Thresholds of Attention
- pp. 58-69
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- 6. Between Cultures
- pp. 70-84
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- References
- pp. 89-92
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