Of God who comes to mind / Emmanuel Levinas ; translated by Bettina Bergo.
"Emmanuel Levinas is one of the most original philosophers in the twentieth century. In this book, continuing his thought on obligation, he investigates the possibility that the word God can be understood now, at the end of the twentieth century, in a meaningful way. The thirteen essays collect...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Stanford, Calif. :
Stanford University Press,
1998.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Meridian (Stanford, Calif.).
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Emmanuel Levinas is one of the most original philosophers in the twentieth century. In this book, continuing his thought on obligation, he investigates the possibility that the word God can be understood now, at the end of the twentieth century, in a meaningful way. The thirteen essays collected in this volume offer an introduction to the wide range of Levinas's thought, addresses philosophical questions concerning politics, language and religion and the philosophies of, amongst others, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, Marx and Derrida. The essays also touch on the Marxist concept of ideology, death, hermeneutics, the concept of evil, the philosophy of dialogue, the relation of language to the Other, and the acts of communication and mutual understanding. Nine of the essays appear in English for the first time."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 211 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211). |
| ISBN: | 0804730938 9780804730938 0804730946 9780804730945 |