Re-reading Levinas [Paperback]

These essays provoke new responses to the work of the eminent French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas through an analysis of how the problematics of reading, deconstruction, feminism, and psychotherapy complicate and deepen Levinas's account of responsibility. The re-reading presented here continues and expands on the long-standing debate between Levinas and Jacques Derrida. Published in English for the first time are two key texts in this debate: Wholly Otherwise by Levinas and At this very moment in this work here I am by Derrida.

Acknowledgments
Key to Abbreviations
Editors Introduction

PART ONE ETHICS AND DECOSTUCTIVE READING
Chapter 1. Wholly Otherwise: Emmanuel Levinas
Chapter 2. At this very moment in this work here I am: Jacques Derrida

PART TWO THE LATER LEVINAS
Chapter 3. Presentation: Adrian Peperzak
Chapter 4. The Face and Reading: Immediacy and Mediation: Jean Greisch
Chapter 5. Levinas Ethical Disclourse between Individuation and Universality: Fabio Ciaramelli

PART THREE LEVINAS AND THE FEMININE
Chapter 6. Questions to Emmanuel Levinas: On the Divinity of Love: Luce Irigaray
Chapter 7. Ethics and the Feminine: Catherine Chalier
Chapter 8. Antigones Dilemma: Tina Chanter

PART FOUR LEVINAS READERS: DERRIDA AND BLANCHOT
Chapter 9. Skepticism in the Face of Philosophy: Robert Bernasconi
Chapter 10. Bois-Derridas Final Word on Levinas: Simon Critchley
Chapter 11. 321 CONTACT: Textuality, the Other, Death: Ruben Berezdivin
Chapter 12. A Fine Risk: Reading Blachot Reading Levinas: Paul Davies

PART FIVE LEVINAS, PSYCHOANALYSIS, AND ANIMALITY
Chapter 13. Who Suffers?: Noreen OConnor
Chapter 14. Am I Obsessed by Bobby? (Humanism of the Other Animal): John Llewelyn

Contributors
Index