Foucault, Marion and the irreducibility of the human person
Quién : December 1, 2023 DOI: 10.69873/aep.vi18.4 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA philosophical analysis compares Michel Foucault's and Jean-Luc Marion's accounts of the person and self. Marion's phenomenology of the "gift" offers a more compelling explanation of personality because it preserves the intuition, common among personalist philosophers, that persons are irreducible. The article concludes by addressing objections from the Christian philosophical tradition.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Intuition Phenomenology philosophy Michel foucault Epistemology Persona |
| Key finding | Marion's gift phenomenology provides a more compelling account of personality than Foucault's, as it upholds the irreducibility of persons. |
Abstract
I analyze the works of Michel Foucault and Jean-Luc Marion on the nature of the person and the self. I find Marion's “gift” phenomenology to be a more compelling account of personality, especially given an intuition widely shared by personalist philosophers, namely, that persons are irreducible. I conclude by responding to the objections of the Christian philosophical tradition.