Emmanuel Levinas: A Philosophy of Exile

by Abi Doukhan

Our era is profoundly marked by the phenomenon of exile and it is has become increasingly urgent to rethink the concept of exile and our stance towards it. This renewed reflection on the problem of exile brings to the fore a number of questions regarding the traditionally negative connotation of exile. Is there not another way to understand the condition of exile?

Permeated with references to the 'stranger', the 'other' and 'exteriority',...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441195769
• ISBN13: 9781441195760
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"