Elemental Discourses [Paperback]

John Sallis's thought is oriented to two overarching tasks: to bring to light the elemental in nature and to show how the imagination operates at the very center of human experience. He undertakes these tasks by analyzing a broad range of phenomena, including perception, the body, the natural world, art, space, and the cosmos. In every case, Sallis develops an original form of discourse attuned to the specific phenomenon and enacts a thorough reflection on discourse itself in its relation to voice, dialogue, poetry, and translation. Sallis's systematic investigations are complemented by his extensive interpretations of canonical figures in the history of philosophy such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Schelling, and Hegel and by his engagement with the most original thinkers in the areas of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and deconstruction.

1. Author John Sallis is one of the most important philosophical voices working in Continental traditions in our time.

2. IUP offers writings from John Sallis that encompass the full scope of his philosophical career.

3. IUPs philosophy offerings have traditionally been a strong source of sales among our scholarly books and this book continues to build on the reputation that IUP is THE source for philosophy research.

John Sallis is Frederick J. Adelmann Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He is author of more than 20 books, includingLight Traces,The Return of Nature, andThe Figure of Nature.

1. Voices

2. Gathering Language

3. The Play of Translation

4. Things of Sense

5. Archaic Nature

6. Alterity and the Elemental

7. Objectivity and the Reach of Enchorial Space

8. The Scope of Visibility

9. Cosmic Time

10. The Negativity of Time-Space

Afterword

Index