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Gifted Beggars In The Metaxu: A Study Of The Platonic And Augustinian Resonances Of Porosity In "God And The Between", Renee Köhler Ryan
Gifted Beggars In The Metaxu: A Study Of The Platonic And Augustinian Resonances Of Porosity In "God And The Between", Renee Köhler Ryan
Renée Köhler-Ryan
This essay explores William Desmond’s concept of porosity, especially as developed in God and the Between. The author analyses Desmond’s imagery of the clogging and unclogging of pores in relation to the ability to sense signs of the transcendent, and thus one’s givenness, in the between. The origins of Desmond’s concept of porosity in Plato’s Symposium are then explored, particularly the significance of the dual parentage of Eros (Poros and Penia) in the myth of Diotima. Finally, Desmond’s understanding of porosity is related to St. Augustine’s philosophy of prayer. In conclusion, the significance of the relation between thought and …
Book Review: The William Desmond Reader, Renee Köhler Ryan
Book Review: The William Desmond Reader, Renee Köhler Ryan
Renée Köhler-Ryan
This is a book review of The William Desmond Reader, edited by Christopher Ben Simpson. The review focuses on the ethical implications of Desmond's work, but places these in the broader context of his philosophy of the between, or metaxu.