Passion in Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Alphonso Lingis
Among the first and foremost of American continental philosophers, Alphonso Lingis refines his own thought through a topic usually deemed unworthy of philosophical examination—passion. Lingis criticizes traditional scientific accounts of the emotions as dividing or disrupting our lives and argues for passion as a unifying force, a concept which invites philosophical exploration. The book’s structure is twofold. First, it offers an examination of Lingis’s most recent developments through the topic of passion with essays from some of the most established commentators on the work of Lingis. Second, it offers a substantial retrospective on Lingis’s thought in relation to some of the major figures in continental philosophy, namely Levinas, Kant, Heidegger, Butler, Foucault, and Nietzsche, all interweaving the theme of passion. Written to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of Lingis’s birth, these essays show how Lingis’s thought has not only endured over so many productive decades but also remains vital and even continues to grow.
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Passion in Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Alphonso Lingis
Among the first and foremost of American continental philosophers, Alphonso Lingis refines his own thought through a topic usually deemed unworthy of philosophical examination—passion. Lingis criticizes traditional scientific accounts of the emotions as dividing or disrupting our lives and argues for passion as a unifying force, a concept which invites philosophical exploration. The book’s structure is twofold. First, it offers an examination of Lingis’s most recent developments through the topic of passion with essays from some of the most established commentators on the work of Lingis. Second, it offers a substantial retrospective on Lingis’s thought in relation to some of the major figures in continental philosophy, namely Levinas, Kant, Heidegger, Butler, Foucault, and Nietzsche, all interweaving the theme of passion. Written to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of Lingis’s birth, these essays show how Lingis’s thought has not only endured over so many productive decades but also remains vital and even continues to grow.
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Among the first and foremost of American continental philosophers, Alphonso Lingis refines his own thought through a topic usually deemed unworthy of philosophical examination—passion. Lingis criticizes traditional scientific accounts of the emotions as dividing or disrupting our lives and argues for passion as a unifying force, a concept which invites philosophical exploration. The book’s structure is twofold. First, it offers an examination of Lingis’s most recent developments through the topic of passion with essays from some of the most established commentators on the work of Lingis. Second, it offers a substantial retrospective on Lingis’s thought in relation to some of the major figures in continental philosophy, namely Levinas, Kant, Heidegger, Butler, Foucault, and Nietzsche, all interweaving the theme of passion. Written to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of Lingis’s birth, these essays show how Lingis’s thought has not only endured over so many productive decades but also remains vital and even continues to grow.

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ISBN-13: 9781498534680
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 10/26/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 184
File size: 11 MB
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Randolph C. Wheeler is a faculty member of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Towson University.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section I: PASSION IN PHILOSOPHY

Chapter 1Alphonso Lingis
Aconcagua

Chapter 2Tom Sparrow
Existence in Excess

Chapter 3Graham Harman
Symbiotic Passion in Lingis

Chapter 4Wolfgang W. Fuchs
Love and Lust after
Levinas and Lingis

Chapter 5John Murungi
On Alphonso Lingis’s Eightieth
Birthday—A Philosophical Journey:
From Nowhere to Nowhere

Section II: COLLABORATIONS: LINGIS AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION

Chapter 6Alexander E. Hooke
Collaborations

Chapter 7Richard I. Sugarman
The Importance of Alphonso
Lingis in Introducing Levinas to
America

Chapter 8Randolph C. Wheeler
Alterity after Infinity: Interview
with Alphonso Lingis (2015)

Chapter 9Emily Anne Parker
Resisting Individuality

Chapter 10Randolph C. Wheeler
Imperative Innovations

Chapter 11Anne Freire Ashbaugh
Amor Fati: The Tragic Passion
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