Michel Henry (1922-2002) was a French philosopher and novelist whose work spanned decades and genres while remaining united by a singular vision. In this specially commissioned collection, eight internationally recognized experts on Henrys thought investigate his profound acquaintance with the mystery of life-which he understood as the irreducible bedrock of all reality-in its self-manifestation under the rubrics of phenomenological experience, religion, and praxis. Each chapter investigates a different aspect of Henrys remarkable range of thought, focusing on his special relevance to debates on the relationship of phenomenology and theology as well as to contemporary radical discourses on embodiment and immanence, politics and theory. Henrys phenomenology of life is both deep and demanding, and its relevance to the topics under examination in this book cannot be denied. This collection represents the first sustained effort in coming to an understanding of just how far and wide that relevance reaches. It will not only spark a resurgence in Henry studies, but resonate within that sphere for many years to come.
Author Biography
Michael Kelly is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, USA. His publications include Dispossession: On the Untenability of Michel Henry's Theory of Self-Awareness, as well as numerous essays on Husserl, the history of phenomenology, time-consciousness, and the philosophy of technology. He is the editor of Bergson and Phenomenology (Palgrave Press). Jeffrey Hanson is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, USA. His publications include 'Michel Henry's Problematic Reading of The Sickness unto Death', 'Michel Henry's Theory of Disclosive Moods', 'Michel Henry's Critique of the Limits of Intuition', 'Michel Henry and Soren Kierkegaard on Paradox and the Phenomenality of Christ', and 'Phenomenology and Eschatology in Michel Henry', among other essays on Kierkegaard and French phenomenology. He is the editor of Kierkegaard as Phenomenologist (Northwestern University Press).
