Emmanuel Levinas

Emmanuel Levinas (1906--1996) has exerted a profound influence on 20th-century continental philosophy. This anthology, including Levinas's key philosophical texts over a period of more than forty years, provides an ideal introduction to his thought and offers insights into his most innovative ideas. Five of the ten essays presented here appear in English for the first time. An introduction by Adriaan Peperzak outlines Levinas's philosophical development and the basic themes of his writings. Each essay is accompanied by a brief introduction and notes. This collection is an ideal text for students of philosophy concerned with understanding and assessing the work of this major philosopher.

ADRIAAN T. PEPERZAK is the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University, Chicago. He is author of To the Other: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. SIMON CRITCHLEY is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Essex. He is author of The Ethics of Deconstruction and Very Little... Almost Nothing. ROBERT BERNASCONI is Moss Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis. He is author of The Question of Language in Heidegger's History of Being.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

xvii

Abbreviations of Works by Levinas

xix

Is Ontology Fundamental?

1

(10)

Transcendence and Height

11

(22)

Meaning and Sense

33

(32)

Enigma and Phenomenon

65

(14)

Substitution

79

(18)

Truth of Disclosure and Truth of Testimony

97

(12)

Essence and Disinterestedness

109

(20)

God and Philosophy

129

(20)

Transcendence and Intelligibility

149

(12)

Peace and Proximity

161

(10)

Notes

171

(24)

Index

195

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