The Logic of the Gift: Toward an Ethic of Generosity [Paperback]

Alan D. Schrift (Editor)

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (Jun 27 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415910994
ISBN-13: 978-0415910996
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 1.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 431 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #484,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #46 in Books > Nonfiction > Philosophy > Social Philosophy

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The theme of the gift can be located at the center of current discussions of deconstruction, gender and feminist theory, ethics, philosophy, anthropology, and economics: it is, simply, one of the primary focal points at which contemporary interdisciplinary discourses intersect. Into this context comes a new, indispensable volume. The Logic of the Gift offers several important essays on gifts and gift-giving that are often referred to but seldom read, and adds to them new essays written especially for this collection.

About the Author

Alan Schrift is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Grinnell College and the author of Nietzsche and the Question of Interpretation (Routledge, 1990) and Nietzsche's French Legacy (Routledge, 1995).

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It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay, and ought to go into chancery, and be sold. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent companion volume, Oct 30 2003

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This review is from: The Logic of the Gift: Toward an Ethic of Generosity (Paperback)

An excellent compilation of the necessary and relevant texts on the concept of the gift, texts which would be difficult to acquire anywhere else without considerable expense. Seminal American, German and French texts are included. If you are working on the theme of the gift in any discipline, this book is a must have. For continental philosopy, it also makes an excellent companion to J. Derrida's Given Time, a book that frequently refers to many of the texts included in Schrift's volume. Superb choices and editing. The only lack here is G. Bataille, but it is nearly impossible to excerpt from his work - The Accursed Share, vols 1-3, as well as his book on Religion, are highly recommended reading in addition to Schrift's handy compendium.

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