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Contests Emmanuel Levinas's idea that Plato is a philosopher of freedom for whom thought is a return to the self. Instead, Plato, like Levinas, is a philosopher of the other. Nonetheless, Deborah Achtenberg argues, Plato and Levinas are different. Though they view human beings as essentially vulnerable and in relation to others, they conceive human vulnerability and responsiveness differently.

Essential Vulnerabilities

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    A Paperback by Deborah Achtenberg

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: 1/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810135635, 978-0810135635
      ISBN10: 0810135639
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      Book Synopsis
      Contests Emmanuel Levinas's idea that Plato is a philosopher of freedom for whom thought is a return to the self. Instead, Plato, like Levinas, is a philosopher of the other. Nonetheless, Deborah Achtenberg argues, Plato and Levinas are different. Though they view human beings as essentially vulnerable and in relation to others, they conceive human vulnerability and responsiveness differently.

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