Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

Informationen zum Autor Claire Elise Katz Klappentext Taking into account his multiple influences on social science and the humanities, and his various identities as a Jewish thinker, philosopher, and educator, Katz delves deeply into Levinas's works to understand the grounding of this ethical subject. Zusammenfassung Delves deeply into Levinas's works to understand the grounding of this ethical subject Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Limits of the Humanities 2. Solitary Men 3. The Crisis of Humanism 4. Before Phenomenology 5. The Promise of Jewish Education 6. Teaching, Fecundity, Responsibility 7. Humanism Found Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Claire Elise Katz, Katz Claire Elise
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2012
• EAN: 9780253007629
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00762-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works