Emmanuel Levinas : his life and legacy / Salomon Malka ; foreword by Philippe Nemo ; translated by Michael Kigel & Sonja M. Embree.

Author/creator Malka, Salomon
Format Book
Publication InfoPittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxxxvii, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Uniform titleEmmanuel Lévinas. English
Contents I: Places: Kaunas -- Strasbourg -- Allô -- Freiburg-im-Breisgau -- Paris -- Captivity -- The trace -- The Enio years -- The Rashi course -- The talmudic lesson -- An encounter -- II: Faces: The ferryman and the meteor -- The bad genius -- The double and the opposite -- So to speak -- The near and the far -- The archivist and the precursors -- Glimmers -- Ritual and the world -- Montaigne and Boétie -- Gogol's nose -- Tea -- Recognition -- Levinas in Jerusalem -- Yon Kippur.
Abstract "An in-depth biography of Emmanuel Lévinas, twentieth century ethical philosopher and religious thinker, that details Levinas's life and his contributions to modern continental thought. Malka's journalistic approach includes personal accounts from Lévinas's family, friends, colleagues and students"--Provided by publisher.
General noteTranslated from the French.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 314-321) and index.
LanguageTranslated from the French.
LCCN 2005030728
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