Marcel Henaff

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The Philosophers' Gift

Reexamining Reciprocity

Beschreibung

For philosophers, the gift fascinates because it demands disinterested generosity. Yet anthropology offers another view. Reciprocity, rather than disinterestedness, HÃ naff shows, is central to ceremonial giving, alliance, and the social bond. From actual gift practices, HÃ naff develops an original and profound theory of symbolism, the social, and the relationship between self and other.

Autor

Marcel Hénaff is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. He is best known for his work Le Prix de la Vérité: Le don, l'argent, la philosophie (2002) which won the Grand Prize for Philosophy from the French Academy and the Philosophy Prize from the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, Paris and has been translated into five languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9780823286461
• ISBN-10: 0823286460
• Artikelnr.: 55390878