Levinas : an introduction / Colin Davis.

Emmanuel Lévinas' work is based on the ethics of the Other or, in Lévinas' terms, on "ethics as first philosophy". For Lévinas, the Other is not knowable and cannot be made into an object of the self, as is done by traditional metaphysics (which Lévinas called "ontology&...

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Main Author: Davis, Colin, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 1996.
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Summary:Emmanuel Lévinas' work is based on the ethics of the Other or, in Lévinas' terms, on "ethics as first philosophy". For Lévinas, the Other is not knowable and cannot be made into an object of the self, as is done by traditional metaphysics (which Lévinas called "ontology"). Lévinas prefers to think of philosophy as the "wisdom of love" rather than the love of wisdom (the literal Greek meaning of the word "philosophy"). In his view, responsibility precedes any "objective searching after truth".
Physical Description:viii, 168 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164) and index.
ISBN:0268013144
9780268013141