Quiet Powers of the Possible: Interviews in Contemporary French Phenomenology (Perspectives in Continental Philosophy)

"Quiet Powers of the Possible" offers an excellent introduction to contemporary French phenomenology through a series of interviews with its most prominent figures. Guided by rigorous questions that push into the most important aspects of the latest phenomenological research, the book gives readers a comprehensive sense of each thinker's intellectual history, motivations, and philosophical commitments. The book introduces readers to debates that have not previously been accessible to the English-speaking world, such as the growing interest in the phenomenological concept of life in its affective and even vital dimensions, the emerging dialogue with the analytic philosophy of mind and language, and reassessments of the so-called theological turn. The diversity of approaches collected here has its origin in a deeper debate about the conceptual and historical foundations of phenomenology itself. In this way the book offers the most accessible and wide-ranging introduction to French phenomenology to have appeared in the English-speaking world to date Frontmatter Foreword by Richard Kearney (page ix) Introduction: Phenomenology and the Concept of Reason (Tarek R. Dika and W. Chris Hackett, page 1) French Phenomenology in Historical Context (Jean-François Courtine, page 24) The Phenomenology of Giveness (Jean-Luc Marion, page 40) The Fundamental Concepts of Phenomenology (Claude Romano, page 65) Contextualism, Realism, and the Limits of Intentionality (Jocelyn Benoist, page 97) Material Phenomenology (Michel Henry, page 117) The Phenomenology of Life (Renaud Barbaras, page 145) Phenomenology and Finitude (Françoise Dastur, page 176) Phenomenology and the Frontier (Jean-Yves Lacoste, page 188) The Collision of Phenomenology and Theology (Emmanuel Falque, page 211) Attempting to Think Beyond Subjectivity (Jean-Louis Chrétien, page 228) Acknowledgments (page 239) Bibliography (page 241) List of Contributors (page 257) Index (page 259) A book of interviews with contemporary French phenomenologists; introduces the reader to the present state of contemporary French phenomenology in all its dimensions through the voices of its most significant figures living today. Tarek R. Dika And W. Chris Hackett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.