Otherwise Than Being or Beyond Essence

A sequel to Levinas' Totality and Infinity. Offers a fundamentally original theory of the ethical relationship and describes the face-to-face relationship, sensibility, responsibility, and speech. First published in 1974 as Autrement qu'etre by Dordrecht Netherlands; the English translation was published by Kluwer in 1981 and 1997. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR