Book Description
First published in 1947, and written mostly during Levinas's imprisonment during World War II, this work provides the first sketch of his mature thought—later developed in Totality and Infinity and Otherwise Than Being, or Beyond Essence. This is essential reading for understanding both Levinas's own philosophy and the developments in philosophical thought in the twentieth century.
About the author
Emmanuel Levinas, now internationally reowned as one of the great philosophers of the contemporary era, died in late 1995. His writings have profoundly influenced several generations of philosophers, including prominent postmodern thinkers such as Derrida, Lyotard, and Irigaray. Other of his works, avaliable in English, include Totality and Infinity, Otherwise than Being or Beyond Essence, Time and the Other and Ethics and Infinity.
Alphonso Lingis is Professor of Philosphy at the Pennsylvania State University.
Robert Bernasconi is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.
