Kierkegaard and Levinas

Recent discussions in the philosophy of religion, ethics, and personal political philosophy have been deeply marked by the influence of two philosophers who are often thought to be in opposition to each other, Soren Kierkegaard and Emmanuel Levinas. Devoted expressly to the relationship between Levinas and Kierkegaard, this volume sets forth a more rigorous comparison and sustained engagement between them. Established and newer scholars representing varied philosophical traditions bring these two thinkers into dialogue in 12 sparkling essays. They consider similarities and differences in how each elaborated a unique philosophy of religion, and they present themes such as time, obligation, love, politics, God, transcendence, and subjectivity. This conversation between neighbours is certain to inspire further inquiry and ignite philosophical debate.

J. Aaron Simmons is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hendrix College.

David Wood is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is author of many books, including Time After Time (IUP, 2007).

Acknowledgments	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction: Good Fences May Not Make Good Neighbors After All	p. 1
Levinas on Kierkegaard
The Many Faces of Levinas as a Reader of Kierkegaard	p. 21
Existential Appropriations: The Influence of Jean Wahl on Levinas's Reading of Kierkegaard	p. 41
On Love and Transcendence
Who or What or Whot?	p. 69
Kierkegaard and Levinas on Four Elements of the Biblical Love Commandment	p. 82
The Greatest Commandment? Religion and/or Ethics in Kierkegaard and Levinas	p. 99
Time, Alterity, and Eschatology
Hearing, Patiently: Time and Salvation in Kierkegaard and Levinas	p. 125
Kierkegaard, Levinas, and "Absolute Alterity"	p. 153
What Kierkegaardian Faith Adds to Alterity Ethics: How Levinas and Derrida Miss the Eschatological Dimension	p. 169
Ethico-Political Possibilities
The Challenge of Justice: The Ethics of "Upbuilding"	p. 199
Levinas and Kierkegaard: Ethics and Politics	p. 211
Works of Justice, Works of Love: Kierkegaard, Levinas, and an Ethics Beyond Difference	p. 229
"More Than All the Others": Meditation on Responsibility	p. 244
List of Contributors	p. 257
Index	p. 261
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