Hiddenness and Alterity: Philosophical and Literary Sightings of the Unseen

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Copyright © 2005 Duquesne University Press All Rights Reserved Published in the United States of America by DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PRESS 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282 No part of this book may be used or reproduced, in any manner whatsoever, without the written permission of the publisher, except in the case of short quotations in critical articles or reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mensch, James Richard Hiddenness and alterity: philosophical and literary sightings of the unseen / James Richard Mensch. p. cm. Summary: “Using resources of phenomenology to examine how we are able to engage in self-concealment, Mensch presents a unified theory of the role of the other in our relations to the world” — Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8207-0366-4 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8207-0367-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Self (Philosophy) 2. Other (Philosophy) 3. Phenomenology. 4. Ethics. I. Title. BD438.5.M46 2005 126—dc22 2004025641 First eBook edition, 2011 ISBN 978-0-8207-0567-5 This book is dedicated to Debra Bergoffen, philosopher, scholar and family friend. cuxh Çw pe¤ratafiv Ån oÈk ín §jeÊpoio,pçsan §piporeuÒmenow ÙdÒn: oÏtv bayÁn lÒgon ¶xei. — Heraclitus, Fragment 45 ...