Essays in hermeneutics, ii, by paul ricoeur paul ricoeur and the hermeneutics of translation. Pdf my goal in this paper is to investigate the role of the subject in jeanluc marion s phenomenology aided by his interpretation of the kantian. Givenness, saturated phenomena, negative certainties, and hermeneutics 1. Between methodological rigorousness and hermeneutics george vamesul al. Phenomena, and hermeneutics, contrasts the radical claims of givenness. A theological introduction, robyn horner, ashgate, 2005. The appearance of being given, the english translation of what is in my view the most important philosophical work of this important thinker, marks a milestone in the reception of marion s work in english. Apparent darkness, bloomington, indiana university press, 2011 keywords. Giveness and revelation is a short and compelling volume, based on jeanluc marions popular gifford lectures given at glasgow university in 2014. Eucharist and sacrament conclusion notes bibliography. Marion is a former student of jacques derrida, whose work is informed by patristic and mystical theology, phenomenology, and modern philosophy.
Many of his books are into 2nd, 3rd, and even 10th editions, and have been translated into several languages. In reduction and givenness, being given, in excess, givenness and hermeneutics. Third reduction and the concept of givenness in the. The phenomenological challenge of jeanluc marions gift theology. Jeanluc marion is professor of philosophy at the university of paris. Abstractmy goal in this paper is to investigate the role of the subject in jeanluc marion s phenomenology aided by his interpretation of the kantian categories in. Koskys decision is made in part to respect marions wishes 341 n117, but, while this is true to the german, it obscures what marion is up to. Thus phenomena become gifts to consciousness and marion shows a concern for the gift that is.
Toward a phenomenology of givenness 1 theological turn. The saturated phenomenon and historicallyeffected consciousness in jean luc marion and hansgeorg gadamer. While marion s phenomenology of givenness eliminates these traces, it does so by reducing the subject to a passive recipient on whom phenomena impose themselves. Approaches the problem of revelation and hermeneutics as a collaborative theological, philosophical, and interreligious endeavour. Degrees of givenness home indiana university press. Department books released 8 feb 20 supply source usa.
The volume, grouped around four of his lectures has been carefully translated by stephen e. Marion also discusses intentionality in his book prolegomena to charity, in which he explores the. Jeanluc marion has claim to be considered the most important living phenomenologist, certainly in france and perhaps also in the world. In all these cases, there is a surplus of intuition over intention. Reduction and givenness download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The inner mechanism of this suspension will be shown to consist in a critical. Rather than being curiosities or exceptions, these excessive or saturated phenomena are, in marion s view, paradigms. Oct 22, 2014 list of abbreviations of works by jean luc marion introduction. April 30, 2016 asia pacific journal of multidisciplinary research vol. He carefully exposes how various phenomenological approaches entail limits and conditions on phenomena, and demonstrates the failings of theories that presume or imply such limits. List of abbreviations of works by jeanluc marion introduction. Jeanluc marion is a postmodern theologian, which i believe is a somewhat dubious designation. Much of his academic work has dealt with descartes and phenomenologists like martin heidegger and edmund husserl, but also religion. Leask, ian graham, marion, jeanluc, marion, jeanluc, cassidy, eoin g after the subject and beyond heideggerian ontology,marion suggests, there is the sheer givenness ofphenomena without condition.
Most recently, richard kearney has joined philosophers such as jean greisch and jean grondin in arguing that appearingno matter how iconic or saturated it may bealways already involves an interpretation of some kind, and that marions insistence on phenomena. Givenness and revelation represents both the unity and the deep continuity of jean luc marions thinking over many decades. But marion himself prefers givenness, because this anglosaxon word is true to husserls german term, but this cuts off the double movement of the word. Jeanluc marion born 3 july 1946 is a french postmodern philosopher. Pdf my goal in this paper is to investigate the role of the subject in jeanluc marions phenomenology aided by his interpretation of the kantian. Luc marion, saturated phenomena, and hermeneutics by shane mackinlay article pdf available in modern theology 271. Jeanluc marion s broad phenomenological project is predicated upon a critique of the traces of a constituting subject that are retained by husserl and heidegger. Through careful analysis of phenomenological texts by husserl and heidegger, marion argues for the necessity of a third phenomenological reduction that concerns what is fully implied but left largely unthought by the phenomenologies of both husserl and heidegger. Jeanluc marions phenomenology of givenness emphatically focuses phenomenology on phenomena themselves as they give themselves. The enigma of divine revelation between phenomenology and. This dissertation examines the thought of jeanluc marion in light of his treatment of divine revelation and in connection to the hermeneutic phenomenology of paul ricoeur. Reading jean luc marion, edited by kevin hart, university of notre dame press, 2007. The language of the theological turn seems to be the preference of the contributors gathered in this special issue on phenomenology and scripture.
Shane mackinlay, in his recent book interpreting excess. In this article, the author argues that the phenomenological revolution inaugu rated by husserl and heidegger opens up new avenues for a radical rethinking of the god question. Hermeneutics of the possible god richard kearney abstract. As the listener will note, jeanluc marion interestingly 1 the jcrt interviews function more as conversations and this format allows for an exchange of ideas rather than an explication of the figures terminology. Jan 01, 1997 along with husserls ideas and heideggers being and time, being given is one of the classic works of phenomenology in the twentieth century.
Jeanluc marion s phenomenology of givenness emphatically focuses phenomenology on phenomena themselves as they give themselves. Hermeneutics of resistance in marions phenomenology of givenness. The book reiterates the concept of a saturated phenomenon as a pure given, which has been a recurrent theme of marion s works since god without being in givenness and revelation, however, the saturated phenomenon is analysed in its tight connection to revelation. This investigation into the origins and evolution of the concept of revelation arises from an initial reappraisal of the tension between natural theology and the revealed knowledge of god or sacra doctrina. Pdf hermeneutics of resistance in marions phenomenology of. Reduction and givenness investigations of husserl, heidegger, and phenomenology jeanluc marion download bok. By introducing the concept of saturated phenomena, he places at the center of his. The philosophical work of jeanluc marion has opened new ways of speaking. My goal in this paper is to investigate the role of the subject in jeanluc marions phenomenology aided by his interpretation of the kantian categories in. The enigma of divine revelation book subtitle between phenomenology and comparative theology editors.
Jeanluc marions new book givenness and revelation is a collection of the four gifford lectures marion delivered in 2014. I shall relate marion s hypothetical saturation of the kantian categories to the suspension of the iidentity. This involves consecrating myself to the infinite hermeneutic of the face. Jeanluc marion is known for his idea of saturated phenomenon, which states that there are phenomena of such overwhelming givenness or overflowing. With the work of jeanluc marion, we find an attempt to rethink.
Hermeneutics of resistance in marions phenomenology of. Jean luc marion born 3 july 1946 is a french historian of philosophy, phenomenologist, and roman catholic theologian. Jeanluc marion project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Jeanluc marion s new book givenness and revelation is a collection of the four gifford lectures marion delivered in 2014. Jeanluc marion social thought the university of chicago. Jeanluc marion, philosophy of religion, phenomenology, gregory. Givenness, saturated phenomena, negative certainties, and hermeneutics. Review by maxwell kennel, conrad grebel university college. Questions of jean luc marion, ian leask and eoin g. Claude romano, on the other hand, responds to the same concerns. Along with husserls ideas and heideggers being and time, being given is one of the classic works of phenomenology in the twentieth century. The philosophical work of jeanluc marion has opened new ways of speaking about religious convictions and experiences. The saturated phenomenon and historicallyeffected consciousness in jeanluc marion and hansgeorg gadamer. Jeanluc marion born 3 july 1946 is a french philosopher and roman catholic theologian.
Reviewed by kevin hart, the university of virginia. It argues, first, that marions thought bears within itself significant ambiguities that are determined by the legacies of the key concepts which organize his work. Jeanluc marions theory of saturated phenomena is one of the most exciting developments in phenomenology in recent decades. Cuza university of iasi tamsin jones, a genealogy of marions philosophy of religion. Buy jeanluc marion ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Jeanluc marion has established himself as the leading phenomenologist of the day. The book reiterates the concept of a saturated phenomenon as a pure given, which has been a recurrent theme of marions works since god without being. Much of his academic work has dealt with descartes and phenomenologists like martin heidegger and edmund husserl. The philosophical work of jean luc marion has opened new ways of speaking about religious convictions and experiences. I shall relate marions hypothetical saturation of the kantian categories to the suspension of the iidentity. Without such a hermeneutics, mackinlay argues, marion, like michel henry. Marion is a former student of jacques derrida whose work is informed by patristic and mystical theology, phenomenology, and modern philosophy. Jean luc marion givenness and revelation represents both the unity and the deep continuity of jean luc marions thinking over many decades. Jeanluc marion, givenness and hermeneutics the journal.
This lecture asks whether there is anything that resists reduction, whether there is. The question of the given is central to philosophy. Through readings of kant, husserl, heidegger, derrida, and twentiethcentury french phenomenology e. Pdf hermeneutics of resistance in marions phenomenology. With husservs free variation of possibilities in imagination and. Jeanluc marion works at the intersection of contemporary phenomenology, the history of philosophy, and christian theology. Most recently, richard kearney has joined philosophers such as jean greisch and jean grondin in arguing that appearingno matter how iconic or saturated it may bealways already involves an interpretation of some kind, and that marion s insistence on. It opens up new possibilities for understanding phenomena, by beginning from rich and complex examples such as revelation and works of art.
In theology, this liberationmeans rethinking god in terms of phenomena such aslove, gift, and excess. Jeanluc marion is known for his idea of saturated phenomenon, which states that there are phenomena of such overwhelming givenness or overflowing fulfillment that the intentional acts aimed at these phenomena are overrun, flooded or saturated. Jean luc marion has established himself as the leading phenomenologist of the day. Jeanluc marion the university of chicago divinity school. The phenomenological challenge of jeanluc marions gift theology alex y. There is indeed a great deal to consider in his writing. The enigma of divine revelation between phenomenology. Jean luc marion born 3 july 1946 is a french philosopher and roman catholic theologian. Givenness and revelation represents both the unity and the deep continuity of jeanluc marions thinking over many decades.
On saturation in jean luc marion, indiana university press, 2014, 279pp. With the work of jeanluc marion, we find an attempt to rethink phenomenology as a philosophical method by means of which we are able to go beyond metaphysics and allow. First in a trilogy which also includes marion s reduction and givenness and in excess. Jeanluc marion, givenness and hermeneutics the journal of.
One of the recurring questions addressed to marion concerns the role of hermeneutics in his phenomenology of givenness. A brilliant, complex and meticulous analysis of the whole range of phenomena surrounding giving, givenness. Lewis and provides a useful way into understanding the theological and religious application of marions particular approach to phenomenology. In this exploration of marion s philosophy and theology, christina m. The saturated phenomenon is a kind of phenomenon that is characterized by a deficit in concept visavis intuition. Jeanluc marion s theory of saturated phenomena is one of the most exciting developments in phenomenology in recent decades. This lecture asks whether there is anything that resists reduction, whether there is something irreducible. It is precisely because of this surplus of intuition that jeanluc marion argued that hermeneutics is necessary. With the work of jeanluc marion, we find an attempt to rethink phenomenology as a philosophical method by means of which we are able to go beyond metaphysics and allow the invisible to make. Gschwandtner presents a comprehensive and critical analysis of the ideas of saturated phenomena and the phenomenology of givenness. This investigation into the origins and evolution of the concept of revelation arises from an initial reappraisal of the tension between natural theology and the revealed knowledge of. Jean luc marion works at the intersection of contemporary phenomenology, the history of philosophy, and christian theology. Marquette university press, 2012 philosophy 77 pages.
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