These essays provoke new responses to the work of the eminent Frenchphilosopher Emmanuel Levinas through an analysis of how the problematics of reading, deconstruction, feminism, and psychotherapy complicate and deepen Levinas's accountof responsibility. The re-reading presented here continues and expands on thelong-standing debate between Levinas and Jacques Derrida. Published in English forthe first time are two key texts in this debate: "Wh...
The How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon. These books use excerpts from the major texts to explain essential topics, such as Jean-Paul Sartre's pioneering thoughts on individual freedom, which served as a foundation for his role as the political champion of the oppressed.
Jean-Paul Sartre is best known as the pre-eminent philosopher of individua...