Of Minimal Things: Studies on the Notion of Relation

by Rodolphe Gasché

Book Overview

Of Minimal Things is an exploration and reassessment of the philosophical notion of relation. In contrast to the scholastic, ontological conception of relation as a thing of diminished being, this book views relation as the minimal and elemental theme and structure of philosophy. Drawing radical conclusions from the classical understanding of relation as a being-toward-another, it argues that rethinking relation engages the very possibility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804736774
• ISBN13: 9780804736770
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"