The Cambridge Introduction to Emmanuel Levinas

Informationen zum Autor Michael L. Morgan is Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, Emeritus, at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Discovering Levinas (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and Beyond Auschwitz (2002), which was a finalist in the category of Jewish Thought for the Koret Book Award. He has also edited several collections of essays and editions of Spinoza's writings and his articles have appeared in journals including the Review of Metaphysics, the Journal of Religion and the Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy. Klappentext A clear overview of the philosophical thinking of Emmanuel Levinas, one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century. Zusammenfassung An introductory overview of the thought of Emmanuel Levinas! one of the most significant philosophers of the late twentieth century. Focusing on Levinas' central principle that human existence is ethically grounded in our face-to-face relationships! Morgan explores the religious! cultural and political implications of this insight for modern Western culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Responding to atrocity in the twentieth century; 2. How to read Levinas: normativity and transcendental philosophy; 3. The ethical content of the face-to-face; 4. Philosophy, totality, and the everyday; 5. Subjectivity and the self: passivity and freedom; 6. God, philosophy, and the ground of the ethical; 7. Time, history, and messianism; 8. Greek and Hebrew; Conclusions, puzzles, problems; Annotated reading list and bibliography.

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A clear overview of the philosophical thinking of Emmanuel Levinas, one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century.

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An introductory overview of the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, one of the most significant philosophers of the late twentieth century. Focusing on Levinas' central principle that human existence is ethically grounded in our face-to-face relationships, Morgan explores the religious, cultural and political implications of this insight for modern Western culture.

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Introduction; 1. Responding to atrocity in the twentieth century; 2. How to read Levinas: normativity and transcendental philosophy; 3. The ethical content of the face-to-face; 4. Philosophy, totality, and the everyday; 5. Subjectivity and the self: passivity and freedom; 6. God, philosophy, and the ground of the ethical; 7. Time, history, and messianism; 8. Greek and Hebrew; Conclusions, puzzles, problems; Annotated reading list and bibliography.