Wittgenstein and Levinas
Ethical and Religious Thought
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Religious
| Author: | Bob Plant | ISBN: | 9781134270378 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | February 16, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bob Plant |
| ISBN: | 9781134270378 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | February 16, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Wittgenstein and Levinas examines the oft-neglected relationship between the philosophies of two of the most important and notoriously difficult thinkers of the twentieth century. By bringing the work of each philosopher to bear upon the other, Plant navigates between the antagonistic intellectual traditions that they helped to share. The central focus on the book is the complex yet illuminating interplay between a number of ethical-religious themes in both Wittgenstein's mature thinking and Levinas's distinctive account of ethical responsibility.
Wittgenstein and Levinas examines the oft-neglected relationship between the philosophies of two of the most important and notoriously difficult thinkers of the twentieth century. By bringing the work of each philosopher to bear upon the other, Plant navigates between the antagonistic intellectual traditions that they helped to share. The central focus on the book is the complex yet illuminating interplay between a number of ethical-religious themes in both Wittgenstein's mature thinking and Levinas's distinctive account of ethical responsibility.
