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Levinas’ ‘Totality and Infinity’ ALSO AVAILABLE FROM BLOOMSBURY Reader’s Guides Bloomsbury Reader’s Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy. Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading, guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate students. Titles available in this series: Aristotle’s ‘Metaphysics’, Edward Halper Aristotle’s ‘Politics’, Judith A. Swanson and C. David Corbin Badiou’s ‘Being and Event’, Christopher Norris Berkeley’s ‘Principles of Human Knowledge’, Alasdair Richmond Berkeley’s ‘Three Dialogues’, Aaron Garrett Deleuze and Guattari’s ‘What is Philosophy?’, Rex Butler Deleuze and Guattari’s ‘A Thousand Plateaus’, Eugene W. Holland Deleuze’s ‘Difference and Repetition’, Joe Hughes Derrida’s ‘Writing and Difference’, Sarah Wood Hegel’s ‘Phenomenology of Spirit’, Stephen Houlgate Heidegger’s Later Writings, Lee Braver Hume’s ‘Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding’, Alan Bailey and Dan O’Brien Kant’s ‘Critique of Aesthetic Judgement’, Fiona Hughes Kant’s ‘Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason’, Eddis N. Miller Kierkegaard’s ‘Fear and Trembling’, Clare Carlisle Kuhn’s ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’, John Preston Locke’s ‘Essay Concerning Human Understanding’, William Uzgalis Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’, Miguel Vatter Mill’s ‘Utilitarianism’, Henry R. West Nietzsche’s ‘Beyond Good and Evil’, Christa Davis Acampora and Keith Ansell Pearson Nietzsche’s ‘The Birth of Tragedy’, Douglas Burnham and Martin Jesinghausen Nietzsche’s ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’, Clancy Martin and Daw-Nay Evans Plato’s ‘Republic’, Luke Purshouse Plato’s ‘Symposium’, Thomas L. Cooksey Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice’, Frank Lovett Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’, Sebastian Gardner Schopenhauer’s ‘The World as Will and Representation’, Robert L. Wicks Wittgenstein’s ‘Philosophical Investigations’, Arif Ahmed A READER’S GUIDE Levinas’ ‘Totality and Infinity’ WILLIAM LARGE Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square 1385 Broadway London New York WC1B 3DP NY 10018 UK USA www.bloomsbury.com BLOOMSBURY and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 2015 © William Large, 2015 William Large has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: HB: 978-1-47252-439-3 PB: 978-1-47252-995-4 ePDF: 978-1-47253-412-5 ePub: 978-1-47253-188-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NN For Sally Stone CONTENTS Foreword xi Author’s Note xiii 1 Overview of themes and context 1 The phenomenological method of Totality and Infinity 4 Levinas as a Jewish philosopher 10 2 Reading the text 15 Preface 15 The same and the other 22 Interiority and economy 47 Ethics and the face 77 Beyond the face 100 Conclusions 113 3 Reception and influence 119 The problem of presentation 120 The problem of politics 123 The problem of the feminine 125 The problem of religion 126 4 Further reading 129 Notes 135 Index 141
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