PHI 8310 - Levinas

Institution:

Villanova University

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Description: A study of Levinas' principal works, Totality and Infinity and Otherwise than Being or Beyond Essence, emphasizing such issues as ethics as first philosophy, the question of the other, sensibility, substitution, and responsibility; the influence of Levinas on Derrida and Lyotard and the question of postmodernism and ethics; Levinas' critique of Heidegger. 3.00credit(s) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate Arts and Sciences

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.villanova.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 519-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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