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Can someone provide an IPA transcription of Levinas' name? 128.12.32.199 23:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
I would caution the use of this phrase, as it seems to simplify the profundity of Levinas's argument. The way I understand, Levinas believes that the fundamental groundwork for an ethics is not the same as the phenomenological accounts of "Eros," "Fecundity", and "Filiality" to be found in Totality and Infinity. "As Levinas was fond of putting it, the entirety of his philosophy can be summarized in the simple words, 'Apres vous, Monsieur," sites Simon Critchley; it is a move towards the obligatory and infinite nature of the ethical bond resting on the invocation and vertical relationship with the Other. "Knowledge" and "love" can conjure images of possession and self-fulfillment, which seem antithetical to this argument.
Removed "Some of his work is rather hard to understand, but one could say that." Seems subjective, as I understand it just fine.
Bodhidharma 02:51, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
Thought I'd start a discussion about how and with what work to begin if you want to read Levinas. Personally, I found the gentlest approach was to start with the essay "is Ontology Fundamental" and then read "Totality and Infinity." the Ontology essay is a pretty easy read that gives a good cursory explanation of where he's coming from, so that when you read "Totality & Infinity" its easier to keep up. Any other thoughts or recommendations? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Themanfromlamancha ( talk • contribs) 21:42, 15 February 2007 (UTC).
In its current state the article seems to be some what disjointed. There is a discussion of Levinas' life and philosophy and only then a discussion of his war time experience. However, it would seem more appropriate to have a traditional biography section and then a discussion of Levinas' philosophy, particularly because Levinas' war time experiences play an influential role in his philosophy. However, I thought I would bring this suggestion up on the discussion page before moving ahead with changing the article. Thanks, Golem88991 04:01, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
I made a comment above but it went unanswered, so I'll try again: how is Levinas' last name spelled: with an accent on the "e" or without? This article uses an accent but judging from the books & catalogue entries I've seen this is probably wrong. -- ND 14:31, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
In the « Dialogues avec Philippe Nemo » titled ETHIQUE ET INFINI his name has an accent on the uncapitalized "e": « Ils constituent une présentation succincte de la philosophie d’Emmanuel Lévinas […] » (9); «Emmanuel Lévinas est né en janvier 1906 à Kaunas, en Lithuanie » (11) etc. A cover of Totalité et infini (of uncertain date but post 1987) has the accent even on the capitalized "e" (LÉVINAS; the title page does not). That said, even the French wiki has this problem: « Levinas ou Lévinas, tout est dans l'accent » (in the Discussion). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:14C5:2283:5142:EA16:FF5D:C483 ( talk) 17:04, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
I think there should be a seperate section or summary for 1) his critique of husserl 2)his critique of heideggar 3) a overview of T&I 4) derrida's "violence in metaphysics" 5) otherwise than being 6) postmodern ethics 7) major terminology- other, Other, excendance, face to face, subject, 'living from,' le tiers, the Saying, the Said, and sensibility... for beginners interested in his work this information is critical. Any comments to further this? Zeldy345 ( talk) 07:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
The last external link was broken so I removed it. Ali Altaf Mian, "Islamic Morality vis-à-vis Levinas." Abo 3adel ( talk) 08:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
This man is not a philosopher, is just a moralist who thoght that a decadent religion like christianity (an all its derivateds) could be the model of our conduct. Altruism, and all the ethics out of the own subject, or that give preference to the other before the ego, are just rubbish, pseudo-philosophy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.203.105.32 ( talk) 20:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
I propose merging Face-to-face to this article. Face-to-face doesn't really make for a good separate topic. It would be better in this article. Bhny ( talk) 14:52, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
The Face-to-face article just rambles on without ever defining a topic. I tried to create one but found nothing. If it's going to be a separate article it needs a definition Bhny ( talk) 13:58, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
This is tiring: the French write Levinas, not Lévinas and this backed up by Larousse the authority on French language. At the Sorbonne where he taught he was "Levinas" and if you check amazon.com in French you will see that he published under the name of Levinas. So, can someone rid the English wiki of this erro?. It is moronic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.226.129.64 ( talk) 19:27, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
As noted below as well, the French do (at times at least) write Lévinas: "In the « Dialogues avec Philippe Nemo » titled ETHIQUE ET INFINI his name has an accent on the uncapitalized "e": « Ils constituent une présentation succincte de la philosophie d’Emmanuel Lévinas […] » (9); «Emmanuel Lévinas est né en janvier 1906 à Kaunas, en Lithuanie » (11) etc. A cover of Totalité et infini (of uncertain date but post 1987) has the accent even on the capitalized "e" (LÉVINAS; the title page does not). That said, even the French wiki has this problem: « Levinas ou Lévinas, tout est dans l'accent » (in the Discussion)." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:14C5:2283:5142:EA16:FF5D:C483 ( talk) 17:06, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
Emmanuel Lévinas → Emmanuel Levinas — Per the comment above. It was an ill-considered move anyway and there was no consensus behind it. (Note that such page moves can only be done by administarors ( Wikipedia:Requested moves).) -- Omnipaedista ( talk) 17:39, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
-- Ebdòmero ( talk) 18:13, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
According to both the Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed., section 7.16) and the Oxford Manual of Style (ed. 2002, section 5.2.1), the correct possessive form of Levinas is Levinas's, not Levinas'. This has been corrected in several places. Piperh ( talk) 14:03, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
I am modifying the "life and career" section to expand the section on early life and to make it chronological. I've eliminated the vague formulation "traditional Jewish education". Levinas did attend a all-Jewish gymnasium for the final two years before he started university in France, but that was after his family had spent its years in Ukraine. There doesn't seem to be evidence that his education up until that point was steeped in Jewish traditions, although his family and community was Jewish. His parents owned a Russian-language bookstore, and he attended an integrated Russian school as a young child, which likely focused more on mainstream European culture and history. I know that the role of Jewish heritage in Levinas's intellectual itinerary is a site of disagreement, so please assume my good faith in these edits. Jazzcowboy ( talk) 13:51, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
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Can someone provide an IPA transcription of Levinas' name? 128.12.32.199 23:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
I would caution the use of this phrase, as it seems to simplify the profundity of Levinas's argument. The way I understand, Levinas believes that the fundamental groundwork for an ethics is not the same as the phenomenological accounts of "Eros," "Fecundity", and "Filiality" to be found in Totality and Infinity. "As Levinas was fond of putting it, the entirety of his philosophy can be summarized in the simple words, 'Apres vous, Monsieur," sites Simon Critchley; it is a move towards the obligatory and infinite nature of the ethical bond resting on the invocation and vertical relationship with the Other. "Knowledge" and "love" can conjure images of possession and self-fulfillment, which seem antithetical to this argument.
Removed "Some of his work is rather hard to understand, but one could say that." Seems subjective, as I understand it just fine.
Bodhidharma 02:51, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
Thought I'd start a discussion about how and with what work to begin if you want to read Levinas. Personally, I found the gentlest approach was to start with the essay "is Ontology Fundamental" and then read "Totality and Infinity." the Ontology essay is a pretty easy read that gives a good cursory explanation of where he's coming from, so that when you read "Totality & Infinity" its easier to keep up. Any other thoughts or recommendations? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Themanfromlamancha ( talk • contribs) 21:42, 15 February 2007 (UTC).
In its current state the article seems to be some what disjointed. There is a discussion of Levinas' life and philosophy and only then a discussion of his war time experience. However, it would seem more appropriate to have a traditional biography section and then a discussion of Levinas' philosophy, particularly because Levinas' war time experiences play an influential role in his philosophy. However, I thought I would bring this suggestion up on the discussion page before moving ahead with changing the article. Thanks, Golem88991 04:01, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
I made a comment above but it went unanswered, so I'll try again: how is Levinas' last name spelled: with an accent on the "e" or without? This article uses an accent but judging from the books & catalogue entries I've seen this is probably wrong. -- ND 14:31, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
In the « Dialogues avec Philippe Nemo » titled ETHIQUE ET INFINI his name has an accent on the uncapitalized "e": « Ils constituent une présentation succincte de la philosophie d’Emmanuel Lévinas […] » (9); «Emmanuel Lévinas est né en janvier 1906 à Kaunas, en Lithuanie » (11) etc. A cover of Totalité et infini (of uncertain date but post 1987) has the accent even on the capitalized "e" (LÉVINAS; the title page does not). That said, even the French wiki has this problem: « Levinas ou Lévinas, tout est dans l'accent » (in the Discussion). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:14C5:2283:5142:EA16:FF5D:C483 ( talk) 17:04, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
I think there should be a seperate section or summary for 1) his critique of husserl 2)his critique of heideggar 3) a overview of T&I 4) derrida's "violence in metaphysics" 5) otherwise than being 6) postmodern ethics 7) major terminology- other, Other, excendance, face to face, subject, 'living from,' le tiers, the Saying, the Said, and sensibility... for beginners interested in his work this information is critical. Any comments to further this? Zeldy345 ( talk) 07:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
The last external link was broken so I removed it. Ali Altaf Mian, "Islamic Morality vis-à-vis Levinas." Abo 3adel ( talk) 08:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
This man is not a philosopher, is just a moralist who thoght that a decadent religion like christianity (an all its derivateds) could be the model of our conduct. Altruism, and all the ethics out of the own subject, or that give preference to the other before the ego, are just rubbish, pseudo-philosophy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.203.105.32 ( talk) 20:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
I propose merging Face-to-face to this article. Face-to-face doesn't really make for a good separate topic. It would be better in this article. Bhny ( talk) 14:52, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
The Face-to-face article just rambles on without ever defining a topic. I tried to create one but found nothing. If it's going to be a separate article it needs a definition Bhny ( talk) 13:58, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
This is tiring: the French write Levinas, not Lévinas and this backed up by Larousse the authority on French language. At the Sorbonne where he taught he was "Levinas" and if you check amazon.com in French you will see that he published under the name of Levinas. So, can someone rid the English wiki of this erro?. It is moronic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.226.129.64 ( talk) 19:27, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
As noted below as well, the French do (at times at least) write Lévinas: "In the « Dialogues avec Philippe Nemo » titled ETHIQUE ET INFINI his name has an accent on the uncapitalized "e": « Ils constituent une présentation succincte de la philosophie d’Emmanuel Lévinas […] » (9); «Emmanuel Lévinas est né en janvier 1906 à Kaunas, en Lithuanie » (11) etc. A cover of Totalité et infini (of uncertain date but post 1987) has the accent even on the capitalized "e" (LÉVINAS; the title page does not). That said, even the French wiki has this problem: « Levinas ou Lévinas, tout est dans l'accent » (in the Discussion)." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:14C5:2283:5142:EA16:FF5D:C483 ( talk) 17:06, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
Emmanuel Lévinas → Emmanuel Levinas — Per the comment above. It was an ill-considered move anyway and there was no consensus behind it. (Note that such page moves can only be done by administarors ( Wikipedia:Requested moves).) -- Omnipaedista ( talk) 17:39, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
-- Ebdòmero ( talk) 18:13, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
According to both the Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed., section 7.16) and the Oxford Manual of Style (ed. 2002, section 5.2.1), the correct possessive form of Levinas is Levinas's, not Levinas'. This has been corrected in several places. Piperh ( talk) 14:03, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
I am modifying the "life and career" section to expand the section on early life and to make it chronological. I've eliminated the vague formulation "traditional Jewish education". Levinas did attend a all-Jewish gymnasium for the final two years before he started university in France, but that was after his family had spent its years in Ukraine. There doesn't seem to be evidence that his education up until that point was steeped in Jewish traditions, although his family and community was Jewish. His parents owned a Russian-language bookstore, and he attended an integrated Russian school as a young child, which likely focused more on mainstream European culture and history. I know that the role of Jewish heritage in Levinas's intellectual itinerary is a site of disagreement, so please assume my good faith in these edits. Jazzcowboy ( talk) 13:51, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
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