I'm a Pacifist
Peace in the Thought of Emmanuel Levinas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3559285 |
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| Authors | Sean Lawrence (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 84 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10020084 |
| OpenAlex | W2911262769 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper develops and examines the idea and importance of peace in the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, starting from an anecdote regarding his parody of Ernst Cassirer during a student performance in Davos. It examines Levinas's stated views on peace from across his career, arguing Levinas should be viewed as a pacifist, albeit a highly original one, who shows that political structures are characterized by violence but reveal their origins in the radical peace of the face-to-face encounter
Anecdote · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Law · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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