1st Edition

Wittgenstein and Levinas Ethical and Religious Thought

By Bob Plant Copyright 2005
308 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Wittgenstein and Levinas examines the oft-neglected relationship between the philosophies of two of the most important and notoriously difficult thinkers of the twentieth century. By bringing the work of each philosopher to bear upon the other, Plant navigates between the antagonistic intellectual traditions that they helped to share. The central focus on the book is the complex yet illuminating... Read more
Introduction: Wittgenstein and Levinas 1. Peaceful Thoughts: Philosophy as Therapy in Pyrrhonism and Wittgenstein 2. Trusting in a World-Picture: Knowledge, Faith and Ethics after On Creativity 3. Pluralism, Justice and Vulnerability: Politicizing Wittgenstein Interlude: On Preferring Peace to War 4. Wretchedness without Recompense: Wittgenstein on Religion, Ethics and Guilt 5. Trespassing: Guilt and Sacrifice in Heidegger, Levinas and Ordinary Life 6. The Unreasonableness of Ethics: Levinas and the Limits of Responsibility 7. Contaminations: Levinas, Wittgenstein and Derrida

Biography

Bob Plant