Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1996) has exerted a profound influence on 20th-century continental philosophy. This anthology, including Levinas's key philosophical texts over a period of more than forty years, provides an ideal introduction to his thought and offers insights into his most innovative ideas. Five of the ten essays presented here appear in English for the first time. An introduction by Adriaan Peperzak outlines Levinas's philosophical development and the basic themes of his writings. Each essay is accompanied by a brief introduction and notes. This collection is an ideal text for students of philosophy concerned with understanding and assessing the work of this major philosopher.
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*Basic Philosophical Writings* is the first Levinas essay anthology since *Collected Philosophical Papers." Drs. Pepperzak, Crichtly and Bernasconi write wonderful introductions and great notes (even those that Levinas never wrote). An excellent anthology and very textbook-oriented. A must-buy for Levinas scholars!
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A work of collected writings by a key late-20th century thinker on theethical obligations and inheritances of the individual in society and culture. Levinas' writings, often complex and seemingly contradictory, represent a kind of journey or exploration toward a philosophical understanding of our ethical condition and its roots. He illuminates key puzzles posed for us in our effort to make "right" choices, and to foresee both their practical and metaphysical implication for the other. This is a rewarding book for readers who want to think deeply about ethics and the other, but often difficult for those not trained in philosophy, or used to extended philosophical argument.
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- Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority (Philosophical Series) by Emmanuel Levinas on 16 pages
- Being and Time by Martin Heidegger on 10 pages
- Phenomenology of Spirit by G. W. F. Hegel on 7 pages
- Existence and Existents by Emmanuel Levinas on 5 pages
- Basic Writings: from Being and Time (1927) to The Task of Thinking (1964) by Martin Heidegger on 4 pages
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- Difficult Justice: Commentaries on Levinas and Politics by Asher Horowitz on 15 pages
- Emmanuel Levinas: Ethics, Justice, and the Human Beyond Being (Studies in Philosophy) by Lis Thomas on 13 pages
- Facing the Other: The Ethics of Emmanuel Levinas (Routledge Jewish Studies Series) by Sean Hand on 12 pages
- Ethical Criticism by Robert Eaglestone on 11 pages
- Levinas: An Introduction (Key Contemporary Thinkers) by Colin Davis on 10 pages
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