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Dr William  Large - Levinas´ ´Totality and Infinity´: A Reader´s Guide - 9781472524393 - V9781472524393
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Levinas´ ´Totality and Infinity´: A Reader´s Guide

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Description for Levinas´ ´Totality and Infinity´: A Reader´s Guide Hardback. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
Emmanuel Levinas' Totality and Infinity is a monumental work of phenomenological enquiry that goes on to assert the centrality of ethics to philosophical thought. This Reader's Guide provides a detailed explanation of the work, breaking down the occasionally intimidating but always inspirational content of Totality and Infinity for non-specialist readers, unpacking the complexities of Levinas' thought with clarity and rigour. Ideal for students coming to Levinas for the first time, the book offers essential guidance, outlining key themes, approaches to reading the text, the reception, and influence of the work, and recommends secondary reading materials.

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Reader's Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472524393
SKU
V9781472524393
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5

About Dr William Large
William Large is a Reader in Philosophy at University of Gloucestershire, UK. He is the author of Ethics and the Ambiguity of Writing: Emmanuel Levinas and Maurice Blanchot (2005), Maurice Blanchot [co-authored] (2001) and Heidegger's Being and Time (2007)

Reviews for Levinas´ ´Totality and Infinity´: A Reader´s Guide
Admirable ... [and] accessible ... [Large's book] considers many of the obvious questions a new reader is likely to have.
Times Literary Supplement
When he first encountered the difficult work of Emmanuel Levinas, this reviewer threw one of Levinas's books against the wall in exasperation. Had Large’s book been available, the experience would have been different. ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Levinas´ ´Totality and Infinity´: A Reader´s Guide


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