Death and Responsibility - The "Work" of Levinas

Richly informed by readings of Heidegger, Derrida, and Blanchot, the author argues that the notion of responsibility at the heart of Levinas's notion of ethics is intimately dependent upon his account of death.

About the author

Dennis King Keenan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University and the author of Death and Responsibility: The "Work" of Levinas, also published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis King Keenan, Keenan Dennis King
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.1999
• EAN: 9780791440780
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-4078-0
• No. of pages: 123
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 191 g
• Series: SUNY Series in Contemporary Co; SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy; Suny Contemporary Continental
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PHILOSOPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, Philosophy, Sociology: death and dying, Sociology: Death & Dying