Emmanuel Levinas The Problem of Ethical Metaphysics Edith Wyschogrod $55.00 ISBN: 9780823219490 Perspectives in Continental Philosophy, no. 8 Second Edition Book (Hardcover) Fordham University Press 260 pages 2000 Quantity:

“Wyschogrod focuses upon the unique and innovative aspects of Levinas, [his] attempts to base metaphysics on ethics rather than the traditional subordination of ethical theories to preconceived metaphysics.”—The Modern Schoolman Edith Wyschogrod presents the first full-length study in English of the important contemporary French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. It is a revision of the author’s earlier study and includes discussions of his recent writings as well as current scholarship. Dr. Wyschogrod’s extensive discussion of Levinas's relation to Judaism, especially his use of literature from the Torah and other religious writings, will be of interest to religious scholars. The author compares Levinas’s thought with that of his contemporaries, most notably Jacques Derrida and Husserl. Edith Wyschogrod is J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University.

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