| An-Archy and Justice: An Introduction to Emmanuel Levinas's Political Thought Contributor(s): Simmons, William Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739107038 ISBN-13: 9780739107034 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $112.86 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2003 Annotation: An-Archy and Justice reveals how Emmanuel Levinas' thought moves from an an-archichal ethics based on the face of the Other to an embrace of the modern liberal state. Author William Paul Simmons argues that by grounding the liberal state in this an-archical ethic, Levinas' philosophy provides a new foundation and new possibilities for key concepts of political thought such as natural rights, freedom, humanism, and international relations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 320.01 |
| LCCN: 2003047688 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.47" W x 9" (0.81 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Emmanuel Levinas's phenomenologies of the face of the Other have opened new vistas for contemporary ethical thought, but their implications for political thought have remained largely unexplored. In An-Archy and Justice, William Simmons systematically examines Levinas's political thought from its foundations to its implications to fill this theoretical void. Levinas worked against the predominant egocentric traditions in Western philosophy, claiming that in order to respond concretely to all Others the ego must rely on political institutions, yet these institutions must always be held in check by the original ethical relationship with the Other. In his penetrating and insightful analysis of Levinas's work, Simmons argues that Levinas's philosophy provides a new foundation for political thought by grounding the liberal state on an anarchical ethics. An-Archy and Justice is a ground-breaking and thought-provoking analysis of a profoundly creative thinker. |