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Book SynopsisEmmanuel Levinas is one of the most important figures of twentieth-century philosophy. He is credited with having spurred a revitalized interest in ethics-based philosophy in Europe and America. This work is the culmination of Levinas' philosophy. It reveals the development of his thought over nearly forty years of committed inquiry.
Trade ReviewAn excellent introduction to one of the most influential Continental philosophers... Exceptionally stimulating. Library Journal The most definitive, accessible, and cogently argued statement of his philosophy that Levinas ever published. What makes Entre Nous so remarkable is that it summarizes and clarifies the central arguments of his long career. Choice
Table of ContentsIs Ontology Fundamental? The I and the Totality Levy-Bruhl and Contemporary Philosophy A Man-God? A New Rationality: On Gabriel Marcel Hermeneutics and the Beyond Philosophy and Awakening Useless Suffering Philosophy, Justice, and Love Nonintentional Consciousness From the One to the Other: Transcendence and Time The Rights of Man and Good Will Diachrony and Representation The Philosophical Determination of the Idea of Culture Uniqueness Totality and Infinity Dialogue on Thinking-of-the-Other "Dying for..." The Idea of the Infinite in Us The Other, Utopia, and Justice
