{"product_id":"pathos-and-praxis-an-integrated-phenomenology-of-life-hardback-9780253072313","title":"Pathos and Praxis; An Integrated Phenomenology of Life (Hardback) 9780253072313","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePathos and Praxis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Integrated Phenomenology of Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott Davidson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253072313\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.503 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003ePathos and Praxis\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Davidson constructs a judicious debate between Michel Henry and Paul Ricoeur.. Even though this debate did not occur in history, it is fully justified philosophically. This gap is filled by the author's \"phenomenology of life\" which provides a third way between the ordeal of suffering and the transformation of oneself by the other. It is necessary to pursue this debate in order to innovate, and it is the merit of this book to have perfectly achieved it.\"—Emmanuel Falque, Honorary Dean, Catholic University of Paris\u003cbr\u003e \"Anyone interested in the philosophies of Ricœur and Henry will benefit from this thoroughly researched book. But \u003ci\u003ePathos and Praxis\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a scholarly investigation. In it, Davidson introduces the idea of an integrated phenomenology of life which integrates both our internal feeling of being alive—pathos—and our power to engage with the external world—praxis. Because of this integration, Pathos and Praxis is major contribution to phenomenology and to philosophy in general.\"—Leonard Lawlor, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, Penn State University\u003cbr\u003e \"Davidson's plea for an integrated philosophy of life and action is hugely welcome. His engagement with the critical and neglected dialogue between two major phenomenologists marks an invaluable contribution to our understanding of human experience. His final discussion of a 'life after life' is a startling inspiration.\"—Richard Kearney, Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy, Boston College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePathos and Praxis\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new and original framework for an integrated phenomenology of life. It provides the first comparative study of two influential French philosophers, Paul Ricoeur and Michel Henry, and shows that their debates over the interpretation of Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx signal two rival approaches to the phenomenology of life.\u003cbr\u003e Author Scott Davidson demonstrates that while Henry reveals the phenomenological meaning of life through an inward turn to a pure subjective feeling of being alive, Ricoeur anchors its significance in the reciprocal interaction between the self and the world. But these two alternatives are not necessarily opposed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePathos and Praxis\u003c\/i\u003e proposes an integrated phenomenology of life to which both Henry and Ricoeur make an important contribution. To be a self is to suffer the pathos of \"having a life\" but also to be capable of engaging in the praxis of \"leading a life.\" By thinking the pathos and praxis of life together, the integrated approach preserves human agency against deterministic conceptions of life and at the same time avoids the meritocratic hubris that depicts one's life solely as the result of one's own doing. This integration of having and leading a life reframes our thinking about human capabilities and vulnerabilities in a way that has important implications for biopolitics and the ethics of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Life as Pathos and Praxis\u003cbr\u003e 1. From a Phenomenology of Consciousness to a Phenomenology of Life\u003cbr\u003e 2. Birth: The Pathos of Being-in-Life\u003cbr\u003e 3. Movement: The Force of Life and the Biranian Philosophy of Effort\u003cbr\u003e 4. Desire: The Henry-Ricoeur Debate over Freud\u003cbr\u003e 5. Praxis: The Henry-Ricoeur Debate over Marx\u003cbr\u003e 6. Language: Words of Life and the Living Word\u003cbr\u003e 7. Death: Being-towards-Life and the \"Life after Life\"\u003cbr\u003e 8. For an Integrated Phenomenology of Life\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525706117400,"sku":"9780253072313","price":60.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pathos-and-praxis-an-integrated-phenomenology-of-life-hardback-9780253072313","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}