The intersubjectivity of time : Levinas and infinite responsibility /

An exhaustive look at Levinas's primary texts, both his philosophical writings and writings on Judaism, that brings together Levinas's various perspectives on time. It concludes that we can extract a coherent and consistent conception of time from Levinas's thought, one that is distin...

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Main Author: Lin, Yael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : Duquesne University Press, [2013]
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Summary:An exhaustive look at Levinas's primary texts, both his philosophical writings and writings on Judaism, that brings together Levinas's various perspectives on time. It concludes that we can extract a coherent and consistent conception of time from Levinas's thought, one that is distinctly political. Thus, this study elucidates Levinas's claim that time is actually constituted via social relationships.
Physical Description:xi, 213 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780820704630 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0820704636 (pbk. : alk. paper)