Wittgenstein and Levinas

Ethical and Religious Thought
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-34995-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 621 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Plant, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Wittgenstein and Levinas 1. Peaceful Thoughts: Philosophy as Therapy in Pyrrhonism and Wittgenstein 2. Trusting in a World-Picture: Knowledge, Faith and Ethics after On Creativity 3. Pluralism, Justice and Vulnerability: Politicizing Wittgenstein Interlude: On Preferring Peace to War 4. Wretchedness without Recompense: Wittgenstein on Religion, Ethics and Guilt 5. Trespassing: Guilt and Sacrifice in Heidegger, Levinas and Ordinary Life 6. The Unreasonableness of Ethics: Levinas and the Limits of Responsibility 7. Contaminations: Levinas, Wittgenstein and Derrida

Über Autor(innen)

Bob Plant