
Levinasian Reflections
History, Religion, Politics
Michael L. Morgan(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 27. July 2026
Book
Hardback
206 pages
978-1-041-22876-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book features essays by Michael L. Morgan that explore the profound significance of Emmanuel Levinas's thought across religious, historical, and political dimensions.
Morgan examines how Levinas's fundamental "ethical insight" about interpersonal relations extends into our everyday lives and broader social contexts. Through critical textual analysis of Levinas's writings, comparative studies with other key thinkers, applied interpretations of film and cultural practices, and explorations of political implications, Morgan bridges Continental philosophy with Anglo-American traditions while demonstrating Levinas's response to twentieth-century atrocities and philosophical trends. The essays, several of which appear in print for the first time, provide fresh perspectives on religious thought, historiography, and political theory and showcase the enduring relevance of Levinasian ethics in contemporary discourse.
Levinasian Reflections will appeal to researchers and graduate students working in the history of philosophy, religious studies, comparative literature, Jewish studies, and political theory.
Morgan examines how Levinas's fundamental "ethical insight" about interpersonal relations extends into our everyday lives and broader social contexts. Through critical textual analysis of Levinas's writings, comparative studies with other key thinkers, applied interpretations of film and cultural practices, and explorations of political implications, Morgan bridges Continental philosophy with Anglo-American traditions while demonstrating Levinas's response to twentieth-century atrocities and philosophical trends. The essays, several of which appear in print for the first time, provide fresh perspectives on religious thought, historiography, and political theory and showcase the enduring relevance of Levinasian ethics in contemporary discourse.
Levinasian Reflections will appeal to researchers and graduate students working in the history of philosophy, religious studies, comparative literature, Jewish studies, and political theory.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-041-22876-9 (9781041228769)
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Person
Michael L. Morgan is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at Indiana University, USA.
Content
Introduction: Levinas and Religion, History, Film, Politics
1.Plato, Levinas, and Transcendence
2.The Second-Person in Fichte and Levinas (with Owen Ware)
3.God and the Trace of the Other
4.Abraham's Dilemma: Reading Kierkegaard with Fackenheim and Levinas
5.Traces of Tsimtsum: Berkovits, Fackenheim, Levinas
6.Levinas, History, and Historiography
7.Responsibility without Boundaries
8.Emmanuel Levinas, Agency, and Freedom
9.Emmanuel Levinas, Anwar Sadat's Speech in Jerusalem, and the Camp David Peace Process
10.Face and Film: Levinas and the Experience of the Cineaste
11.Thinking Two Days, One Night with Levinas: From Ethics to Social Philosophy with the Dardenne Brothers
1.Plato, Levinas, and Transcendence
2.The Second-Person in Fichte and Levinas (with Owen Ware)
3.God and the Trace of the Other
4.Abraham's Dilemma: Reading Kierkegaard with Fackenheim and Levinas
5.Traces of Tsimtsum: Berkovits, Fackenheim, Levinas
6.Levinas, History, and Historiography
7.Responsibility without Boundaries
8.Emmanuel Levinas, Agency, and Freedom
9.Emmanuel Levinas, Anwar Sadat's Speech in Jerusalem, and the Camp David Peace Process
10.Face and Film: Levinas and the Experience of the Cineaste
11.Thinking Two Days, One Night with Levinas: From Ethics to Social Philosophy with the Dardenne Brothers