Levinas, Law, Politics Contributor(s): Diamantides, Marinos (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415574374 ISBN-13: 9780415574372 Publisher: Routledge Cavendish OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities - Philosophy | Political - Law | Jurisprudence |
Dewey: 320.01 |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.72 lbs) 206 pages |
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Publisher Description: Emmanuel Levinas' re-formulation of subjectivity, responsibility and the good has radically influenced post-structuralist thought. Political and legal theory, however, have only marginally profited from his moral philosophy. Levinas' theme of one's infinite responsibility for the other has often been romanticized by some advocates of multiculturalism and natural justice. In this volume, political theorists, philosophers and legal scholars critically engage with this idealization of Levinas' ethics. The authors show that his crucial formulation of the idea of 'the other in me' does not offer a quick cure for today's nationalist, racist and religious divides. Nor does his notion of anarchic responsibility provide immediate relief for the agony of dealing with matters of life and death. The rebelliousness of Levinas' thought is rediscovered here and used to challenge preconceptions of social, legal and individual responsibility. |