Difficult Freedom: Essays on Judaism

by Emmanuel Levinas

Book Overview

Contributes to a growing debate about the significance of religion--particularly Judaism and Jewish spiritualism--in European philosophy.

Jean Paul Sartre hailed him as the philosopher who introduced France to Husserl and Heidegger. Derrida has paid him homage as "master." An original philosopher who combines the insights of phenomenological analysis with those of Jewish spirituality, Emmanuel Levinas has proven to be of extraordinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080185783X
• ISBN13: 9780801857836
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher