Review:
An excellent introduction to one of the most influential Continental philosophers.... Exceptionally stimulating.--Library Journal
The most definitive, accessible, and cogently argued statement of his philosophy that Levinas ever published. What makes Entre Nous so remarkable is that it summarizes and clarifies the central arguments of his long career.--Choice
Emmanuel Levinas is one of the most important figures of twentieth-century philosophy. Exerting a profound influence upon such thinkers as Jacques Derrida, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Maurice Blanchot, and Luce Irigaray, Levinas's work is credited with having spurred a revitalized interest in ethics-based philosophy throughout Europe and America. Now, Columbia University Press offers the culmination of Levinas's philosophy: Entre Nous. Published in France a few years before his death, this fascinating collection gathers his most important work and
reveals the development of his thought over nearly forty years of committed inquiry. The essays and interviews published here engage issues of suffering, love, religion, culture, justice, human rights, and legal theory. Taken together, they constitute a key to Levinas's ideas on the ethical dimensions of otherness.--Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy
Represent[s] a valuable contribution to both philosophy and literary studies, making the essential themes of Lévinas 's philosophy available in an accessible form. As Lévinas becomes more widely known, his role in postmodem critical theory can be more fully appreciated, both for his influence on others, and more fundamentally, for his original contributions to our understanding of the ethics of the Other, and his desire to bridge the postmodem divide.--Thomas L. Cooksey "The Comparatist "
These essays represent the zenith of Levinas' thinking and present clearly his contention that neither the human nor the divine can be reduced to any totalizing ontological scheme.--Religious Studies Review
From the Back Cover:
The work of Emmanuel Levinas constitutes a key piece in the development of twentieth-century philosophy, bridging many of the gaps between philosophy, religion, ethics, and law. Published a few years before his death, Entre Nous represents the culmination of Levinas's philosophy. These essays and interviews venture into topics as diverse as the liberal state, legal theory, Jewish philosophy, and love. Ranging in its purview from explorations of metaphysical issues to urgent questions of suffering and responsibility, Entre Nous sounds the major theme of Levinas's philosophy: that philosophy begins with ethics and that ethics begins in the face of the other.
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