Emmanuel Levinas and His Interlocutors

Hanoch Ben-Pazi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

338 Seiten

2025
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
979-8-88719-723-4 (ISBN)

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This book reexamines Emmanuel Levinas’ philosophy, emphasizing his focus on the "Other" and the ethical implications of prioritizing others over self. Through engaging discussions with his intellectual influences and imagined dialogues, it bridges Jewish and universal philosophy, making Levinas’ thought accessible for both scholars and broader audiences.

The philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas introduces a groundbreaking shift in ethical discourse by prioritizing the uniqueness of the "Other." Levinas redefines morality by emphasizing the existential precedence of the "Other" over the self, challenging the self-centered nature of modern individualism. This book offers a fresh perspective on Levinas’ thought, contextualizing his philosophy through his intellectual influences, dialogues with contemporaries, and imagined conversations with thinkers from both Eastern and Western traditions. It provides a profound exploration of the interplay between Jewish thought and universal philosophy, bridging particularistic commitments and global ethical perspectives. Accessible yet deeply scholarly, the book brings Levinas’ philosophy into broader social, religious, political, and interpretative contexts, making it an essential read for intellectual audiences.

Prof. Hanoch Ben-Pazi, Head of Weisfeld family Ma’ayan Center for Sustainability, Jewish Philosophy and Ethics. He is a professor in the Department of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University, specializing in modern philosophy and 20th-century Jewish thought, with a focus on ethics and identity in the works of Martin Buber, Emmanuel Levinas, and Franz Rosenzweig.

PrefaceIntroduction

First Gate: Dialogue with Teachers

1. In Search of Universalism in Judaism:

Léon Brunschvicg in the Eyes of Emmanuel Levinas

2. Responsibility beyond Heidegger:

Ethical Dwelling and the Glory of Bearing Witness

3. The Meaning of Dialogue in Levinas’s Philosophy:

Levinas Versus Buber

4. A Philosopher in the Eye of the Storm:

Monsieur Chouchani and Levinas’s “Nameless” Essay

Second Gate: Sociopolitical Dialogues

5. Jewish Identity beyond Halakhah: Levinas Following Buber from Spiritual Renewal to an Ethical and Just Society

6. Thinking about Ethical Politics:

Gandhi’s Spirituality Versus Levinas’s Philosophy

Third Gate: New Questions for Religious Beliefs

7. The Immense House of Postcards:

The Idea of Tradition Following Levinas and Derrida

8. Theodicy as the Justified Demands of Atheism:

Yeshayahu Leibowitz Versus Emmanuel Levinas

9. Beyond Forgiveness and the Impossibility of Forgiveness:

Levinas Versus Spinoza

Fourth Gate: Ethical Interpretation

10. In the Garden of Postmodern Interpretation with

Derrida and Levinas

11. When Philosophers Read the Talmud:

Levinas, R. Kook, and R. Soloveitchik

12. The Phenomenology of Pregnancy, Maternity, and Parenthood

in R. Soloveitchik and Levinas

Appendix to Gate Four

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.03.2025
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Brighton
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 233 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	979-8-88719-723-4 / 9798887197234
Zustand	Neuware