In the Margins of Deconstruction

This work is an exceptionally rich account both of the connections and divergences between Levinas and Derrida as ethical thinkers. Against the backdrop of nineteenth and twentieth century philosophy and phenomenology, Srajek draws on Hermann Cohen's ethics of correlation so as to demonstrate how far it is possible to read Levinas and Derrida as constructing similar approaches to ethics

Martin C. Srajek holds a Ph.D. in religion -- with specialization in postmodern religious thought, the philosophy of religion and modern Jewish thought -- as well as a master's degree in social work. he is a therapist and clinical supervisor for Catholic Social Service

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

1

(26)

The Text

Reading and Revelation

27

(30)

Introduction: The Text as ``Espace Vital''

27

(2)

Levinas's Concept of Subjectivity

29

(21)

Midrashic Ethics

50

(5)

Humans as the Irruption in Being

55

(2)

The Absolute

Cohen, Rosenzweig, Levinas: Infinite Ethics

57

(33)

God as Infinite

58

(3)

The Modern Jewish Tradition

61

(16)

Emmanuel Levinas

77

(5)

Conclusion

82

(8)

Agency

Ezekiel: Fragmented Subjectivity

90

(20)

The language of Constitution

91

(4)

The Prophet Ezekiel in the Writings of Levinas

95

(8)

The Prophet Ezekiel in the Thought of Cohen

103

(3)

From Fragmentation to the I/Thou

106

(1)

Fragmentation and Completion

107

(3)

Community

Phenomenology of the Face

110

(30)

Towards a Community of the Face

111

(2)

Husserl's European Scientific Community

113

(5)

Levinas's Critique of Traditional Phenomenology

118

(12)

Face-to-Face: The Grounding Aspect of Community

130

(10)

Transition

Judaism as the Matrix Between Levinas and Derrida

140

(11)

The Text

Pure Presence and the Task of Translation

151

(30)

The Text and the Meaning of Presence

151

(3)

Husserl's Infinite Task

154

(18)

The Ethics of Babel

172

(9)

The Absolute

Apocalypse: Epistemological Exile vis-a-vis Truth

181

(31)

Apocalypse and Absolute

181

(15)

Kant's Distinguished Tone

196

(3)

The Apocalyptic Aspect in Kant's Approach

199

(3)

Apocalypse and Prevenance

202

(3)

The Hermeneutics of Exile in Levinas and Derrida

205

(3)

The Ethical Significance of the Apocalyptic Discourse

208

(4)

Agency

Differentiality and Negativity

212

(34)

Apocalypse as the Critique of Negativity

212

(2)

Negative Theology in Jewish Thought

214

(9)

Derrida and Negative Theology

223

(5)

Negative Theology and Speaking About It

228

(6)

Differance and the Discourse on Truth

234

(4)

Apocalypse and the Ineffable Name of God

238

(6)

Cohen and Derrida: On the Possibility of Theology

244

(2)

Community

Differance as Messianism, Khora, and Minimal Community

246

(39)

Deconstruction as Description and Prescription

246

(4)

Messianism

250

(11)

Khora

261

(6)

Community

267

(16)

Deconstructive Practice of Halakhah

283

(2)

Conclusion

285

(12)

Notes

297

(52)

Works Cited

349

(11)

Index

360

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