Angielski
Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) stands in the great tradition of phenomenology that stretches from Edmund Husserl to Martin Heidegger. His emphasis on the importance of the ‘Other’ in ethics has had a huge impact in continental philosophy, literature and religious studies. However, Levinas’s preoccupation with the idea of ‘ethics as first philosophy’, combined with the challenging nature of his prose and terminology, have tended to obscure his important contributions to mainstream philosophy.
In this outstanding introduction Michael Morgan examines and assesses Levinas for those coming to his work for the first time. Beginning with an overview of Levinas’s life and times he discusses the following fundamental aspects of Levinas’s thought
Including chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary of technical terms this is an ideal introduction to Levinas’s thought for anyone coming to his work for the first time. It will be essential reading for students in philosophy as well as related disciplines such as religion, theology, Jewish studies and literature.
