Levinas: An Introduction

by Colin Davis

Book Overview

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, widely recognized as one of the most important yet difficult philosophers of the twentieth century.

In this much-needed introduction, Davis unpacks the concepts at the center of Levinas's thought-alterity, the Other, the face, infinity-concepts which have previously presented readers with major problems of interpretation.

Davis traces the development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268013144
• ISBN13: 9780268013141
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"