The Rigor of ThingsIn a series of conversations, Jean Luc Marion reconstructs a careers path in the history of philosophy, theology, and phenomenology. Discussing such concepts as the event, the gift, and the saturated phenomenon, Marion elaborates the rigor displayed by the things themselves. He discusses the major stages of his work and offers his views on the forces that have driven his thought. The conversation ranges from Marions engagement with Descartes, to