Synopses & Reviews
The essence of Dussel's thought is presented through the concept of ethical hermeneuticswhich seeks to interpret reality from the viewpoint of what Emmanuel Levinas presents as the other- those who are vanquished, forgotten, or excluded from existent socio-political or cultural systems. Barber traces Dussel's development toward Levinas' philosophy through his discussion of the Hegelian dialectic and through the stages of Dussel's own ethical theory.
Review
"...this is a wonderful book and it should be read by all interested not just on Levinas's work but also on the more general question of the future of alterity in an age of philosophical homogenization and economically driven culturally hybridization.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-174) and index.
Table of Contents
Emmanuel Levinas's phenomenology and the allegiance to reason -- Dussel's philosophy of liberation: discovery and integration of Levinas's thought -- Overcoming Levinas: analetical method and ethical hermeneutics -- Ethical hermeneutics: history, economics, and theology -- Rationality in Dussel: the American critics -- Rationality in Dussel: the critique of Karl-Otto Apel.