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John Llewelyn |
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Philosophy · Religion |
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"This is the most important full length study of Levinas in any language." |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge (May 01, 1995)
Measurements: 8.75"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.75 lbs.
ISBN: 9780415107303 |
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<P>From the relative obscurity in which Levinas's work languished until very recently, Emmanuel Levinas must now be judged as one of the most influential figures in contemporary Continental philosophy. There is no better guide than John Lewelyn to lead one through the thickets of Levinas's prose. Bursting with questions, multiple references, cascading citations and multilingual puns and nuances, this book is the compelling record of intellectual obsession. Taking as its guiding thre<br> <br> the theme of genealogy, the book gives a broadly chronological and impressively manageable presentation of the whole sweep of the Levinas's work. Balanced and finely grained, Llewelyn confronts questions of method, Heidegger, phenomenology, the theme of sensibility, religion, enjoyment, feminity, eros, justice and the political. The book reaches a stunning climax in a series of chapters that give a hestitant but tolerant discussion of the question of God in Levinas, the relation to Levinasian ethics to Nietzschean |
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