Face to Face with Levinas

<p><b>An introduction to the ethical and ontological import of Levinas' philosophy.</b></p><p><i>Face to Face</i> with Levinas makes available to American readers the best of recent thought on Emmanuel Levinas. The contributors to this volume are some of the most significant and best-known Levinas scholars in the United States and Europe-Maurice Blanchot Luce Trigaray Theodore De Boer Adriaan Peperzak Jan de Greef Alphonso Lingis. Most notably it features an interview with Levinas by Richard Kearney. This elaborate interview provides a succinct introduction to the themes developed within the book and allows Levinas to restate his philosophy in light of the criticisms that follow.</p><p>The contributions range from the imaginative to the academi Together they provide a well-focused introduction to the ethical and ontological import of Levinas' philosophy..</p>