The Imperative

by Alphonso Lingis

Book Overview

". . . a more compelling reading of Kant than any I have ever seen." --David Farrell Krell

In this provocative book, Alphonso Lingis argues that not only our thought is governed by an imperative, as Kant had maintained, but, rather, our sensual, sensing, perceiving, and emotional life is continually regulated by imperatives that come to us from the world around us. Through a series of phenomenological sketches drawn from life experiences,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253212316
• ISBN13: 9780253212313
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"