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Levinas & Buber: Dialogue & Difference

By Matthew Calarco , Peter Atterton , Maurice S. Friedman (editors)

Book information

Publisher
Duquesne Univ Pr
Year
2004
ISBN
0820703516, 9780820703510
Open Library ID
OL11415640M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (22888303 bytes)
Pages
325\171
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Emmanuel Levinas and Martin Buber -- considered by many the most important Jewish philosophers since the 12th century sage Maimonides -- knew each other as associates and friends. Yet although their dialogue was instructive at times, and demonstrated the esteem in which Levinas held Buber, in particular, their relationship just as often exhibited a failure to communicate. This volume of essays is intended to resume the important dialogue between the two. Thirteen essays by a wide range of scholars do not attempt to assimilate the two philosopher's respective views to each other. Rather, these discussions provide an occasion to examine their genuine differences -- difference that both Levinas and Buber agreed were required for genuine dialogue to begin.

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