{"product_id":"its-not-about-the-gift-anthony-j-steinbock-9781786608260","title":"It's Not About the Gift: From Givenness to Loving","description":"In his fascinating new book, leading phenomenologist Anthony Steinbock intervenes in contemporary debate around the idea of the gift through a set of critical readings in which he situates the gift in the context of interpersonal relations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile taking up the key figures in the discussion (Heidegger, Derrida, Marion, Henry, Maimonides), Steinbock proposes the following: that these discussions of the gift are really not about the gift. He demonstrates, through critical interpretations and phenomenological analyses, how the gift only becomes meaningful in the context of interpersonal loving. The gift is not the point: \"it's not about the gift\". The gift becomes most fully what it is, following Maimonides, in participating with others toward their liberation. The point is the interpersonal relation of lover to beloved, which allows the gift to appear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony J. Steinbock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178660826X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786608260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Anthony J. Steinbock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125388374271,"sku":"9781786608260","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ac077e8-cc59-43e7-bd94-a9cff6bc8cae.jpg?v=1687442341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/its-not-about-the-gift-anthony-j-steinbock-9781786608260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}