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Plato and Levinas - The Ambiguous Out-Side of Ethics (Paperback)
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Plato and Levinas - The Ambiguous Out-Side of Ethics (Paperback)
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In the second half of the twentieth century, ethics has gained
considerable prominence within philosophy. In contrast to other
scholars, Levinas proposed that it be not one philosophical
discipline among many, but the most fundamental and essential one.
Before philosophy became divided into disciplines, Plato also
treated the question of the Good as the most important
philosophical question. Levinas's approach to ethics begins in the
encounter with the other as the most basic experience of
responsibility. He acknowledges the necessity to move beyond this
initial, dyadic encounter, but has problems extending his approach
to a larger dimension, such as community. To shed light on this
dilemma, Tanja Staehler examines broader dimensions which are
linked to the political realm, and the problems they pose for
ethics. Staehler demonstrates that both Plato and Levinas come to
identify three realms as ambiguous: the erotic, the artistic, and
the political. In each case, there is a precarious position in
relation to ethics. However, neither Plato nor Levinas explores
ambiguity in itself. Staehler argues that these ambiguous
dimensions can contribute to revealing the Other's vulnerability
without diminishing the fundamental role of unambiguous ethical
responsibility.
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