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The Philosophers' Gift : Reexamining Reciprocity by Marcel Hénaff; Jean-Louis Morhange is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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For philosophers, the gift fascinates because it demands disinterested generosity. Yet anthropology offers another view. Reciprocity, rather than disinterestedness, Hénaff shows, is central to ceremonial giving, alliance, and the social bond. From actual gift practices, Hénaff develops an original and profound theory of symbolism, the social, and the relationship between self and other. Shows how philosophy, with its devotion to disinterestedness, has found itself unable to embrace the numerous social systems that are dependent on reciprocity.

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Author

Marcel Hénaff; Jean-Louis Morhange

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780823286492

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology