Otherwise than Being, or Beyond Essence
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Otherwise than Being, or Beyond Essence is a major philosophical work by Emmanuel Levinas that develops his ethics of responsibility to the Other as more fundamental than ontology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otherwise than Being, or Beyond Essence canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
ethics is more fundamental than ontology
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subjectivity is constituted by responsibility to the Other ⓘ the self is hostage to the Other ⓘ |
| author | Emmanuel Levinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ethics before ontology
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hostage ⓘ infinite responsibility ⓘ persecution ⓘ proximity ⓘ responsibility for the Other ⓘ saying and said distinction ⓘ subjectivity as substitution ⓘ |
| continuationOf | Totality and Infinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| follows | Totality and Infinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
ethical treatise
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phenomenological work ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Jewish ethical thought ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
asymmetrical relation to the Other
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critique of ontology-centered philosophy ⓘ language as exposure to the Other ⓘ passivity of the subject ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethics
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ontology ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ philosophy of the Other ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
beyond essence
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ethics as first philosophy ⓘ otherwise than being ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Autrement qu’être ou au-delà de l’essence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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ethics of alterity ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| structure | divided into several chapters ⓘ |
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