Lévinas and the wisdom of love: the question of invisibility

Directly challenging the prevailing interpretation, Corey Beals explores the ideas of twentieth-century philosopher Emmanuel Levinas's concept of love, love's relation to wisdom, and how love makes the Other visible to us. Distinguishing love from other types of wisdom, Beals argues that L...

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Main Author: Beals, Corey (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Waco, TX Baylor University Press c2007
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:Book Review: Levinas and the Wisdom of Love: The Question of Invisibility. By Corey Beals. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2007. Pp. 169. Price 39.95. ISBN 978-1-932792-59-1 (2008) (Leask, Ian)
Further subjects:B Love
B Lévinas, Emmanuel
B Electronic books
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Summary:Directly challenging the prevailing interpretation, Corey Beals explores the ideas of twentieth-century philosopher Emmanuel Levinas's concept of love, love's relation to wisdom, and how love makes the Other visible to us. Distinguishing love from other types of wisdom, Beals argues that Levinas's "wisdom of love" is a real possibility, one which grants priority to ethics over ontology
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1932792597