Emmanuel Levinas Flashcards
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Why did Levinas disagree with western philosophers
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Thought unity reduced individuality. As a Hebrew he believed singularity gave things identity.
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What is his history
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Jew holocaust survivor, taught pedagogy in French colony
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What were the two groupings of western philosophers
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Substantial form (essential), accident (qualities that aren’t essential)
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What is the good about?
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Uniqueness
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What are we limited by
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Gravity, time, three dimensions. God is not limited.
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What is the most naked part of the human body
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Eyes. Window to the soul.
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What do you see in the eyes of the other
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Holiness, highness, divinity.
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What are the ethics of the face
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Changes demands into petitions, requires us to respond, this is our call or vocation.
