1 Reading Levinas in a Levinasian Way

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Path I Reading Levinas
5. 1 Reading Levinas in a Levinasian Way 11
6. 2 Levinas in North America Today 31
7. 3 Book Review 47
8. 4 Cohenfest 53
9. 5 Cohen as Philosopher 61
10. 6 Book Review 71
11. Path II Ethical Exegesis
12. 7 Post-Levinasian Sketch of Ambivalent Relations 77
13. 8 Rhythm and Sense in the Philosophy of Levinas 95
14. 9 After the End of Philosophy 105
15. 10 Senseless Kindness, the Church, and the Betrayal of Mercy in Don Quixote 127
16. 11 Art of the Uncanny 143
17. Path III Ontological Contests
18. 12 Review 169
19. 13 Imagine Freedom 181
20. 14 Sovereignty in Levinas and Hobbes 201
21. 15 On Ethics 215
22. 16 On the Importance of Importance 237
23. 17 Levinas and the Ethics of Sacrifice 257
24. Path IV Ethical Religion
25. 18 The Small Goodness Never Wins, But Is Never Defeated 271
26. 19 Sympathy for the Devil 293
27. 20 Incarnate Religion 317
28. 21 The Ethical Event 337
29. Conclusion Cohen Responds
30. Response to Contributors 361
31. List of Contributors 381
32. Index 387