Lévinas, Emmanuel

Totality and infinity; an essay on exteriority by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
124 editions published between 1961 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 1,103 libraries worldwide

The theory of intuition in Husserl's phenomenology by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
36 editions published between 1930 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 892 libraries worldwide

Otherwise than being, or, Beyond essence by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
54 editions published between 1974 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 780 libraries worldwide
"Otherwise than being or beyond essence is a sequel to Levinas's totality and infinity. An immensely challenging and sophisticated work, it is generally considered Levinas's most important contribution to the contemporary debate surrounding the closure of metaphysical discourse, much commented upon by Jacques Derrida. The work contains a fundamentally original theory of the ethical relationship and describes the face-to-face relationship, sensibility, responsibility and speech. The process of the revelation of Being as laid out by modern phenomenological ontology is severely criticized, as the author claims that the ultimate account of these phenomena is not in ontology, the exposition of the meaning of Being, but in a paradoxical discourse, in a skeptical mode, of what is beyond Being."--BOOK JACKET.

Entre nous : on thinking-of-the-other by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
26 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 742 libraries worldwide

Ethics and infinity by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
72 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 11 languages and held by 713 libraries worldwide
"Dix entretiens suivent le développement de la pensée de Levinas depuis ses années de formation jusqu'aux articles les plus récents consacrés à la question de Dieu.

God, death, and time by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
37 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 654 libraries worldwide
"This book consists of transcripts from two lecture courses Levinas delivered in 1975-76, his last year at the Sorbonne. They cover some of the most pervasive themes of his thought and were written at a time when he had just published his most important and difficult book, Otherwise than Being, or Beyond Essence. Both courses pursue issues related to the question at the heart of Levinas's thought: ethical relation. The Foreword and Afterword place the lectures in the context of his work as a whole, rounding out this unique picture of Levinas the thinker and the teacher. The lectures are essential to a full understanding of Levinas for three reasons. First, he seeks to explain his thought to an audience of students, with a clarity and an intensity altogether different from his written work. Second, the themes of God, death, and time are not only crucial for Levinas, but they lead him to confront their treatment by the main philosophers of the great continental tradition. Thus his discussions of accounts of death by Heidegger, Hegel, and Bloch place Levinas's thought in a broader context. Third, the basic concepts Levinas employs are those of Otherwise than Being rather than the earlier Totality and Infinity: patience, obsession, substitution, witness, traumatism. There is a growing recognition that the ultimate standing of Levinas as a philosopher may well depend on his assessment of those terms. These lectures offer an excellent introduction to them that shows how they contribute to a wide range of traditional philosophical issues."--Jacket.

Of God who comes to mind by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
37 editions published between 1982 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 654 libraries worldwide
Continuing his thought on obligation, Levinas investigates the possibility that the word of God can be understood at the end of the 20th century in a meaningful way. Philosophical questions concerning politics, language and religion are addressed.

Difficult freedom : essays on Judaism by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
68 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 639 libraries worldwide
Difficile liberté, ou la recherche d'une morale pour le temps présent. Un texte qui appréhende la tradition hébraïque, sur fond d'exterminations nazies, et révèle qu'elle porte en elle les paroles d'une sagesse éternelle. Sobrement, Emmanuel Lévinas nous relate l'Homme, et c'est une formidable leçon de philosophie.

Existence and existents by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
59 editions published between 1947 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 597 libraries worldwide

The Levinas reader by Emmanuel Lévinas( Book )
17 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and held by 556 libraries worldwide
Emmanuel Levinas, through such works as "Totality and infinity" and "Otherwise than being", has exerted a profound influence on 20th century continental philosophy . This reader collects essays by him, encompassing every every aspect of his thought.