Bearing Witness to Epiphany: Persons, Things, and the Nature of Erotic Life (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
In this probing sequel to the popular and award-winningHuman Experience,John Russon asks, "What is it to be a person?" The answer: the key to our humanity lies in our sexuality, where we experience the freedom to shape identities creatively in cooperation with another. With grace and philosophical rigor, Russon shows that an exploration of sexuality not only illuminates the psychological dimensions of our interpersonal lives but also provides the basis for a new approach to ethics and politics. Responsibilities toward others, he contends, develop alongside our personal growth.Bearing Witness to Epiphanybrings to light the essential relationship between ethical and political bonds and the development of our powers of expression, leading to a substantial study of the nature and role of art in human life."Bearing Witness to Epiphanyis another beautifully written book by John Russon, a companion to his excellent Human Experience. While continental philosophy has relentlessly deconstructed the classical form of the philosophy book, Russon has revived this form in a most compelling way. Russon's writing is so lucid, that the book seems to read itself. More importantly, likeHuman Experience, Bearing Witness to Epiphanyis the expression of profound thinking. This book should make it clear to everyone that John Russon is one of the few original voices working in continental philosophy today." -- Leonard Lawlor, coeditor ofThe Merleau-Ponty Reader--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.