The Good of Recognition: Phenomenology, Ethics, and Religion in the Thought of Levinas and Ricoeur

by Michael Sohn

The Good of Recognition analyzes the polysemy of recognition operative in the thought of two contemporary French thinkers, Emmanuel L vinas (1906-1995) and Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005). Author Michael Sohn shows that recognition--a concept most often associated with Hegel's works--appears prominently throughout the works of L vinas and Ricoeur, which exist at the intersection of phenomenology, ethics, politics, and religion. Sohn situates recognition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481300628
• ISBN13: 9781481300629
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher