The Event of the Good : Reading Levinas in a Levinasian Way.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckman, Christopher.

Contributor:

Bradley, Melissa.

Marsh, Jack.

McLachlan, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2025.

Summary:

Centers on the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas, aiming to understand this important thinker on his own terms.

Contents:

Contents

Introduction. The Event of the Good

Reading Levinas in a Levinasian Way

The Essays

Section 1: Reading Levinas

Section 2: Ethical Exegesis

Section 3: Ontological Contests

Section 4: Ethical Religion

Notes

Path I. Reading Levinas

1. Reading Levinas in a Levinasian Way

Reading Levinas against Him

Reading Levinas through the Category of “Otherwise than Being”

Locating Levinas in the French Landscape

Levinas and Our World

Etho-analysis

Conclusion

Bibliography

2. Levinas in North America Today: Richard A. Cohen’s Contributions

The North American Philosophical Scene

The Origins and Development of North American Levinas Studies

Contemporary Levinas Studies

3. Book Review: Ethics, Exegesis and Philosophy: Interpretation after Levinas

4. Cohenfest: Did Rich Cohen Eat Al Lingis’s Octopus?

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ISBN:

979-88-558-0269-6

OCLC:

1524424440