Levinas, Law, Politics - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415574374 ISBN 13 : 9780415574372

Editeur : Routledge-Cavendish, 2009

Synopsis

Emmanuel Levinas' re-formulation of subjectivity, responsibility and the good has radically influenced post-structuralist thought. Political and legal theory, however, have only marginally profited from his moral philosophy. Levinas' theme of one's infinite responsibility for the other has often been romanticized by some advocates of multiculturalism and natural justice.

In this volume, political theorists, philosophers and legal scholars critically engage with this idealization of Levinas' ethics. The authors show that his crucial formulation of the idea of 'the other in me' does not offer a quick cure for today's nationalist, racist and religious divides. Nor does his notion of anarchic responsibility provide immediate relief for the agony of dealing with matters of life and death. The rebelliousness of Levinas' thought is rediscovered here and used to challenge preconceptions of social, legal and individual responsibility.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marinos Diamantides is Senior Lecturer in Law at Birkbeck School of Law, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge-Cavendish
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415574374
• ISBN 13: 9780415574372
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226
• Éditeur: Diamantides Marinos
• Coordonnées du fabricant: BOOKS etc..; cs@booksetc.co.uk; ; BOOKS etc.; Aldershot; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Allemagne