Ethics
Emmanuel Levinas
1906–1995
“In trustless systems, we encounter the Other without mediation.”
Emmanuel Levinas was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry known for his work on ethics, phenomenology, and Jewish philosophy. His concept of the Face of the Other places ethics prior to ontology, making responsibility for others the foundation of philosophy.
Contribution
Ethics as first philosophy, the Other, infinity
Key Works
- • Totality and Infinity
- • Otherwise than Being
- • Ethics and Infinity