Levinas: An Introduction - Brossura

Davis, Colin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0745612636 ISBN 13: 9780745612638

Casa editrice: Polity, 1996

Riassunto

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, widely recognized as one of the most important yet difficult philosophers of the 20th century.

In this much-needed introduction, Davis unpacks the concepts at the centre of Levinas's thought - alterity, the Other, the Face, infinity - concepts which have previously presented readers with major problems of interpretation.

Davis traces the development of Levinas's thought over six decades, describing the context in which he worked, and the impact of his writings. He argues that Levinas's work remains tied to the ontological tradition with which he wants to break, and demonstrates how his later writing tries to overcome this dependency by its increasingly disruptive, sometimes opaque, textual practice. He discusses Levinas's theological writings and his relationship to Judaism, as well as the reception of his work by contemporary thinkers, arguing that the influence of his work has led to a growing interest in ethical issues among poststructuralist and postmodernist thinkers in recent years.

Comprehensive and clearly written, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers in continental philosophy, French studies, literary theory and theology.

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Recensione

"Davis′s book has many merits. The style is spare, modest andclear. The scholarship is extremely accurate throughout, a taskwhich is obviously helped by Davis′s perfect knowledge of French,which enables him to comprehend and convey the singular quality ofLevinas′s prose. Davis′s attention to the detail of Levinas′slanguage is admirable and this is the first book I have read onLevinas in English that adequately explores the rhetoricaldimension of his work.

Davis manages to provide the reader with a systematic overviewof Levinas′s philosophical work ... he has a fine sense of what isphilosophically at stake in Levinas′s mature thought, and achievesthis task of elucidation without passing over the textualcomplexities and even contradictions of Levinas′s writing." TheTimes Literary Supplement

"Excellent introduction." Le′ela

"Easily accessible to the undergraduate audience." RadicalPhilosophy

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Polity
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0745612636
• ISBN 13: 9780745612638
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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