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In Excess: Studies of Saturated Phenomena
In the third book in the trilogy that includes Reduction and Givenness and Being Given. Marion renews his argument for a phenomenology of givenness, with penetrating analyses of the phenomena of event, idol, flesh, and icon. Turning explicitly to hermeneutical dimensions of the debate, Marion masterfully draws together issues emerging from his close reading of Descartes and Pascal, Husserl and Heidegger, Levinas and Henry. Concluding with a revised version of his response to Derrida, In the Name: How to Avoid Speaking of It, Marion powerfully re-articulates the theological possibilities of phenomenology.
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196 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2001
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Jean-Luc Marion
117 books108 followersJean-Luc Marion est un philosophe et universitaire français.
Jean-Luc Marion is a French philosopher and academic.
Jean-Luc Marion is a French philosopher and academic.
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January 28, 2015
Saturating contents.
August 20, 2023
Read as a key part of my graduate thesis utilizing Jean-Luc Marion's phenomenology.
As far as Marion's phenomenological triptych goes, this one was in many ways the most enjoyable to read. It's focus is on Marion's concept of the saturated phenomena, and in this text he examines and analyzes concrete examples of each, and then ends the text with a revision of an essay he had formerly written, "In the Name: How to Avoid Speaking It," in which he discusses the extent and method by which one can carry out theological practice. The fact that it was brought down into concrete life made it much easier to understand, because then it wasn't completely up in abstract land. That, and I found the writing in this one to be much more beautiful. Although, it offered much of the same content that was offered in "Being Given," he deepened these concepts that are seeping with relevance in living in the real world. I think this was an excellent conclusion to his triptych, and I look forward to continue reading more of Marion's material.
As far as Marion's phenomenological triptych goes, this one was in many ways the most enjoyable to read. It's focus is on Marion's concept of the saturated phenomena, and in this text he examines and analyzes concrete examples of each, and then ends the text with a revision of an essay he had formerly written, "In the Name: How to Avoid Speaking It," in which he discusses the extent and method by which one can carry out theological practice. The fact that it was brought down into concrete life made it much easier to understand, because then it wasn't completely up in abstract land. That, and I found the writing in this one to be much more beautiful. Although, it offered much of the same content that was offered in "Being Given," he deepened these concepts that are seeping with relevance in living in the real world. I think this was an excellent conclusion to his triptych, and I look forward to continue reading more of Marion's material.
September 24, 2024
The book is perhaps most enjoyable when it's not dealing with Kant, Husserl or Heidegger, but art, faith, and scripture.
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