Our purpose here is to become acquainted with Jean Gebsers seminal work, The Ever- Present Origin [1]. To this end, it would be helpful at the onset to gain a little background on Gebsers life and work, which, in turn, should help us overcome the intellectual inertia present is such a task. This brief paper, then, is comprised of several parts: first, a quick biographical sketch of the author; second, a summary introduction to the work, focusing on Gebsers approach, third a closer look at each of the structures in exemplary detail; fourth the introduction of two key notions for understanding Gebsers work, systasis and synairesis; then, finally, a brief summary.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:35:15 +0000
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