The concept of facticity has undergone crucial transformations over the last century in hermeneutics and phenomenology, but it has not yet received the attention that it warrants. Following a suggestion by Merleau-Ponty that philosophy is not about essences but rather the facticity of existence, prominent philosophers examine the significance of facticity in its historical context and reflect on its contemporary relevance. Focusing on the works of Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Lacan, and Fanon, among others, they trace its significance from life-philosophy to contemporary...
The concept of facticity has undergone crucial transformations over the last century in hermeneutics and phenomenology, but it has not yet received th...
Eric Nelson presents a critical edition of the translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey composed by the great 17th century philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes. Nelson shows that these translations are not only of great literary interest but offer special insights into Hobbes's own thought.
Eric Nelson presents a critical edition of the translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey composed by the great 17th century philosopher and political ...
This book explores the political and religious world of early Bourbon France, focusing on the search for stable accord that characterised its political and religious life. Chapters examine developments that shaped the Bourbon realm through the century: assertions of royal authority, rules of political negotiation, and the evolution of Devot piety."
This book explores the political and religious world of early Bourbon France, focusing on the search for stable accord that characterised its politica...
THE SILK CITY SERIES pulls readers into the everyday lives of working-class residents of Paterson, New Jersey. Originally published serially in Nelson's acclaimed zine-Silk City Series-this collection presents a diverse cross-section of characters based on the author's own childhood neighbors. The stories capture a post-industrial city in a state usually not known for its beauty. In the heart of a city, where wealth lies in the surrounding suburbs, neighbors live on top of each other. Families struggle to stick together. Most find solace in each other. And the city, a character in itself,...
THE SILK CITY SERIES pulls readers into the everyday lives of working-class residents of Paterson, New Jersey. Originally published serially in Nelson...
Winner of the Gival Press Poetry Award "In his powerful new collection, Some Wonder, Eric Nelson takes his reader 'abroad' (and beyond) in the most refined sense of those directives. He takes us deeply into experience and into the uniqueness of place. The language is lucid, lyrical, and exactly narrative. Yet the mystery of small moments is everywhere present: in each stanza, every poem." -Katherine Soniat "Don't miss reading this terrific book of poems." --Seth Brady Tucker
Winner of the Gival Press Poetry Award "In his powerful new collection, Some Wonder, Eric Nelson takes his reader 'abroad' (and beyond) in the most re...
