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callmeevan's review against another edition
5.0
Seems a really good introduction and overview of Levinas's thought in his own words; provocative and helpful interviewer. Covers a lot of ground and unveils what I understand to be some key claims across his work - about the space between Being and nothingness (otherwise than being), subjectivity/interiority, determinate being as a refuge from the horrifying "there is," the glory given the infinite in one's taking responsibility for the other, the inadequacy of vision or knowledge in real encounters with the Other's face, the solitude of being, the exceptions to this solitude in eros and filiation...and so on. Not an easy thinker to delve into, but this little work gives a feel for the man and his thought as he reflects on his own writing.
alexsteinkampf's review against another edition
Schwere Lektüre, daher werd ich mich mit einer Bewertung zurückhalten. Levinas Konzept der 'Exteriority' bleibt sehr spannend und bedarf definitiv weiterer Lektüren
koreamaria's review against another edition
5.0
Read for fun during my undergrad study of philosophy.
adamz24's review against another edition
2.0
Problematic not for its ideas and fundamental points, though those are flawed, but for the presentation, which is not very persuasive or sensible. Grounding ethics in the distance between self and other is a fairly fascinating idea in itself, but Levinas doesn't flesh it out well.
amberacks12's review against another edition
4.0
So SO hard to read...and this is just a sampling of Levinas' work. Its intriguing and has made me see things in a new light. It took some class discussion to really understand it though.
schumacher's review against another edition
3.0
A quick and dirty intro to various Levinasian concepts extolled by the man himself. I very much enjoy Levinas' penchant for non-thematizable sections of our existence. I'm still not sure how to feel about him as a literary figure. When libraries open again, I'll make sure to check out one of his more substantial works. Existence and Existants seems the most interesting to me right now. If I ever end up reading more of the Bible, I'll definitely try and get my hands on one of his commentaries. He's definitely someone I'd trust with a task like that.
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