The philosopher’s fear of alterity: Levinas, Europe and humanities ‘without Sacred History’

Andrew McGettigan ~ RP 140 (Nov/Dec 2006), pp. 15–25 ~ Article

Europe, thatʼs the Bible and the Greeks. It has come closer to the Bible and to its true fate. Everything else in the world must be included in this. I donʼt have any nostalgia for the exotic. For me Europe is central. Emmanuel Levinas, 1986 [1] Those who have sought resources in Levinas for a […]