Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, and the Politics of Dwelling - Hardcover

Gauthier, David J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0739141821 ISBN 13: 9780739141823

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2011

Synopsis

This book explores the ethical and political implications of the debate between Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Levinas on the question of Place. It relates their debate to larger disagreements concerning ontology and ethics, the status of humanism, and the relationship between worldliness and transcendence. Ultimately, in an epoch characterized by tribalism and globalization, the Heidegger-Levinas debate illuminates the need for a contemporary politics of place that enables human beings to dwell and practice hospitality.

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Review:

A provocative and nuanced analysis of the complex relationship between Levinas' and Heidegger's philosophies. Professor Gauthier thoroughly explores the often ignored but significant role of place and homesickness in Heidegger's and Levinas' work.--William Paul Simmons, Arizona State University

David J. Gauthier has produced a sustained exploration of the philosophical and political contours of homelessness and the possibilities of dwelling and hospitality in the modern age. Grounded in the work of Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Levinas, this book establishes the significance of the question of home in a globalized world and assesses the challenges we face in maintaining a sense of place in a technological age. Gauthier carries the reader through a thoughtful and informed engagement with Heidegger, Levinas, and certain commentators such as Derrida, highlighting their insights, major differences, and often subtle but crucial distinctions.--Leslie Paul Thiele, niversity of Florida

About the Author:

David J. Gauthier is instructor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0739141821
• ISBN 13: 9780739141823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 204