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History, Ethics, and the Recognition of the Other: A Levinasian View on the Writing of History book cover

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History, Ethics, and the Recognition of the Other A Levinasian View on the Writing of History

By Anton Froeyman Copyright 2016
214 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book introduces a new way of looking at the writing of history. Rather than as the production of knowledge or the telling of stories, it sees writing history as an ethical, existential and emotional engagement with the people from the past. The conceptual and philosophical basis for this view is provided by the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. In the first part, the view is presented and... Read more

Foreword  Frank Ankersmit.   Preface.  Acknowledgments.  Part I: The Possibility of an Ethical Perspective  1. On Ethics  2. Emmanuel Levinas  3. An Ethics of Representation  4. Hermeneutics, Post-Structuralism and Levinas  Part II: The Plausibility of an Ethical Perspective  Introduction to Part II  5. Experiencing the Past?  6. History With a Face: On Microhistory  7. Leaving the Laboratory: Levinas, Ethics and Experience in Other Ways of Writing History  Part III: The Consequences of an Ethical Perspective  8. Virtues of History  9. Academic History, Public History and Historical Performance Practice in Music  Conclusion  Conclusion

Biography

Anton Froeyman is a post-doc in the Philosophy Department at Ghent University, Belgium.

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