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The 13 essays in this volume-touching on ethics and philosophical questions concerning politics, language, and religion-investigate the possibility that the word "God" can be understood now, at the end of the 20th century, in a meaningful way. Nine of the essays appear in English for the first time.

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"This relatively small volume of essays offers an ideal introduction to the gist of his profound and stimulating thought and illustrates how Levinas deals with life and death issues."—The European Legacy

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Preface Forward Part I. A Rupture of Immanence: 1. Ideology and idealism 2. From consciousness to wakefulness: starting from Husserl 3. On death in the thought of Ernst Bloch 4. From the carefree deficiency to the new meaning: Part II. The Idea of God: 5. God and philosophy 6. Questions and answers 7. Hermeneutics and beyond 8. The thinking of being and the question of the other 9. Transcendence and evil Part III. The Meaning of Being: 10. Dialogue: Self-consciousness and proximity of the neighbor 11. Notes on meaning 12. The bad conscience and the inexorable 13. Manner of speaking Notes.

Of God Who Comes to Mind Meridian Crossing

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/07/1998
      ISBN13: 9780804730945, 978-0804730945
      ISBN10: 0804730946
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The 13 essays in this volume-touching on ethics and philosophical questions concerning politics, language, and religion-investigate the possibility that the word "God" can be understood now, at the end of the 20th century, in a meaningful way. Nine of the essays appear in English for the first time.

      Trade Review
      "This relatively small volume of essays offers an ideal introduction to the gist of his profound and stimulating thought and illustrates how Levinas deals with life and death issues."—The European Legacy

      Table of Contents
      Preface Forward Part I. A Rupture of Immanence: 1. Ideology and idealism 2. From consciousness to wakefulness: starting from Husserl 3. On death in the thought of Ernst Bloch 4. From the carefree deficiency to the new meaning: Part II. The Idea of God: 5. God and philosophy 6. Questions and answers 7. Hermeneutics and beyond 8. The thinking of being and the question of the other 9. Transcendence and evil Part III. The Meaning of Being: 10. Dialogue: Self-consciousness and proximity of the neighbor 11. Notes on meaning 12. The bad conscience and the inexorable 13. Manner of speaking Notes.

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