Otherness as Path Toward Overcoming Violence : A Comparative Study of Emmanuel Levinas and Simone Weil
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2008 |
Author |
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Editor |
Bloechl, Jeffrey |
Book |
Levinas Studies: An Annual Review |
Volume |
3 |
Pages |
143-170 |
Publisher |
Duquesne University Press |
Place Published |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Language |
English |
Keywords |
affliction (malheur) |
Annotation |
Bingemer opens by stating violence is the central ethical problem for the twenty-first century. She then argues Levinas and Weil's work offers some potential illumination as to how this problem might be addressed. She begins with an exposition of Levinas' ethical position offering an in-depth discussion of his writing on violence, war and the responsibility of the Other. She then looks at these ideas in relation to each other focusing on the ethical demands that arise from them for both the individual and the larger society. Finally, she turns briefly to Weil touching upon Levinas' critique of her and her attitude towards the Jewish religion. Luchetti notes where Weil and Levinas agree and where they differ in their ideas around law and justice, violence and war, human rights, compassion, suffering and affliction. |