"I’m a pacifist": peace in the thought of Emmanuel Levinas

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Document Type:
Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
"I’m a pacifist": peace in the thought of Emmanuel Levinas
Authors:
Lawrence, Sean
In the Journal:
Religions (Basel), 2019, 10, 2, 1 pdf (13 p.)
Subject Category:
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Filosofija / Philosophy; Valstybė / State.
Summary / Abstract:

ENThis 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.

DOI:
10.3390/rel10020084
ISSN:
2077-1444
Subject:
Filosofija / Philosophy
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https://www.lituanistika.lt/content/93400
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2026-02-25 13:52:54
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