Howard Caygill

Levinas and the Political

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores systematically the relation of Levinas' thought to the political and how the ethical resources he offers can enrich our understanding of the political. This is essential reading for all students of philosophy and politics.

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Produktdetails

• Thinking the Political
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780415112499
• ISBN-10: 0415112494
• Artikelnr.: 21324654

Autorenporträt

Howard Caygill is in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College.

Inhaltsangabe

Key to Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: Presentiments of National
Socialism Political Horror Liberty, Equality and Fraternity Phenomenology
and Freedom Philosophy and National Socialism Guide for the Persecuted
Chapter Two: The Post-War Political The Consequences of National
SocialismThe Haunted Peace The Critique of Political Ontology: Towards
Totality and Infinity 'Being Jewish'/'Being Western': Towards Otherwise
than Being Israel: Between Totality and the Ethical Chapter Three: Between
War and Peace: the Burdens of Totality and Infinity Totality and War From
Lucidity to Vigilance: The Questions of Totality and Infinity War in Peace
War and the Other Peace and the 'Work of Justice' Chapter Four: Prophetic
Politics or 'Othewise than Freedom' Difficult Freedom Otherwise than Being
I: The Ontological Supplement Otherwise than Being II: Proximity and
Substitution Illeity and Phophetic Politics The Rights of Man and Citizen
Chapter Five: Israel in Universal and Holy History Levinas's Right to
Silence The Passion of Israel Israel and Messianic Politics Israel and
Jewish Identity Threatening Others Assimilation