Adriaan Theodoor Peperzak

Emmanuel Levinas

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas (Purdue University Series in the History of Philosophy) (Purdue Series in the History of Philosophy)

To the Other

Against the widespread antiplatonism of our century, noted philosopher, Hegel, and two great postmodern thinkers, Heidegger and Levinas, transform Plato's thoughts about reality, truth, and the Good into elements of their own reflection. He then presents his own retrieval of Platonic themes and arguments, showing how fruitful a critical reexamination of Plato's work can be, even today. Anyone interested in continental philosophy, phenomenology, ethics, or the history of philosophy should read this book.

With and After Hegel, Heidegger and Levinas

Platonic Transformations

In Ethics as First Philosophy, Adrian P. Peperzak brings together a wide range of essays by leading international scholars to discuss the work of the 20th century French philosopher, Emmanuel Levinas. The first book of its kind, this collection explores the significance of Levinas' texts for the study of philosophy, psychology and religion. Offering a complete account of the most recent research on Levinas, Ethics as First Philosophy is an extraordinary overview of the various approaches which have been adopted in interpreting the work of a revolutionary but difficult contemporary thinker.

The Signiificance of Emmanuel Levinas for Philosophy, Literature, and Religion

Ethics as First Philosophy

This essay in metaphilosophy aims at showing that philosophy is indeed a conversation by clarifying many, if not all, features that determine the philosophical practice as provocative, responsive, dialogical, communitarian, educational, and transformative. Since philosophical thought is also rooted in a dimension of faith, this basic relation is made explicit and concretized through analyses of a particular form of interaction between faith and philosophy.

What Kind of Conversation is Philosophy?

Thinking about Thinking

This book is an unorthodox attempt at renewing the basic questions and principles of philosophical ethics. It focuses on the descriptive and conceptual analysis of the experiences through which human lives become aware of themselves as being provoked and urged to respond appropriately to the various dimensions and phenomena of the universe.

Elements of Ethics

Although Emmanuel Levinas is widely respected as one of the classic thinkers of our century, the debate about his place within Continental philosophy continues. This fascinating study of his philosophy illuminates the originality of his methods and shows how his thought radically alters the landscape of philosophical inquiry. In Beyond: The Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas Adriaan Theodoor Peperzak shows Levinas's thought to be a persistent attempt to point beyond the borders of an economy where orderly interests and ways of reasoning make us feel at home - beyond the world of needs, beyond the self, beyond politics and administration, beyond logic and ontology, even beyond freedom and autonomy. Peperzak's examination begins with a general overview of Levinas's life and thought, and shows how the issues of ethics, politics, and religion are intertwined in Levinas's philosophy. Peperzak also discusses the development of Levinas's relations with Husserl and Heidegger, demonstrating thematically the evolution of both Levinas's anti-Heideggerian view of technology and his critical attitude toward Nature.

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