The hospitality of presence

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The Hospitality of Presence - originally published in 1998 but long out ofprint - is a study of the concept of otherness in Edmund Husserl'sphenomenology. In the late 1990s, Birnbaum's book gained internationalattention in academic circles, was reviewed favorably in specializedphilosophy journals and quoted extensively by Paul Ricoeur in one of thelegendary French thinker's last books. This new edition of Birnbaum'sgroundbreaking work includes a new introduction by the author, an essayabout the limits of phenomenology by philosopher Sven-Olov Wallensteinand a special project by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. Preface by HansUlrich Obrist, postface by Sven-Olov Wallenstein.