Problems in Levinas

Emmanuel Levinas is one of the most elaborately discussed moral philosophers of recent decades, and his philosophy has many adherents. I believe, however, that the scholarly literature on his work is overly expository and insufficiently critical. In this article I try to take some steps toward filli...

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Published inThe European legacy, toward new paradigms Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 455 - 465
Main Author Landau, Iddo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.07.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
accusation
ethics
guilt
Levinas
morality
otherness
Philosophers
Philosophy
responsibility
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Summary:Emmanuel Levinas is one of the most elaborately discussed moral philosophers of recent decades, and his philosophy has many adherents. I believe, however, that the scholarly literature on his work is overly expository and insufficiently critical. In this article I try to take some steps toward filling this gap in Levinas scholarship. My aim is not to present another exegetical account of Levinas's philosophy but rather to point at under-discussed problems in it. I will suggest here that some central claims in Levinas's philosophy are highly problematic, indeed, too problematic to accept.
ISSN:1084-8770
1470-1316
DOI:10.1080/10848770.2021.1899600