Wittgenstein and Levinas : ethical and religious thought /

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Author / Creator:Plant, Bob, 1970-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description:xiii, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 24
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6612009
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ISBN:0415349958
9780415349956
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-285) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Wittgenstein and Levinas
  • 1. Peaceful Thoughts: Philosophy as Therapy in Pyrrhonism and Wittgenstein
  • 2. Trusting in a World-Picture: Knowledge, Faith and Ethics after On Creativity
  • 3. Pluralism, Justice and Vulnerability: Politicizing Wittgenstein Interlude: On Preferring Peace to War
  • 4. Wretchedness without Recompense: Wittgenstein on Religion, Ethics and Guilt
  • 5. Trespassing: Guilt and Sacrifice in Heidegger, Levinas and Ordinary Life
  • 6. The Unreasonableness of Ethics: Levinas and the Limits of Responsibility
  • 7. Contaminations: Levinas, Wittgenstein and Derrida