levinas Flashcards
1
Q
when and where was levinas born
A
lithuania in 1905
2
Q
what event impacted levinas greatly
A
the holocaust (killed his family edxcept is wife and daughter)
3
Q
levinas belived that philosophy was all about ____
A
the wid=sdom of love
4
Q
wisdom of love
A
ethics that exist through face to fact interactions NOT reason or natural law
5
Q
totalization
A
the denial of people’s differences
6
Q
steps to transcendence
A
avoid totalization
acting on the good
7
Q
transcendence
A
- face to face interactions allow for a transformation
- transformation reveals responsibilities
- through fulfilling responsibility, we see God
