Alterity and Transcendence - (European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural Criticism) by Emmanuel Levinas (Paperback)

This book by Emmanuel Levinas, "Alterity and Transcendence," offers a unique perspective on the concept of transcendence in today's world.

Levinas argues that despite the influence of science and technology on our understanding of the universe, the notion of transcendence remains relevant and alive through our relationships with others.

He explores how various philosophers have encountered the question of transcendence throughout history and locates his own thinking in the context of pre-Socratic philosophers, Aristotle, Leibniz, Spinoza, Kant, and Descartes.

Through interviews conducted by Christian Chabanis and Angelo Bianchi, Levinas responds to key questions not directly addressed in his writings.

This book provides a commitment to ethics as first philosophy, obliging modern thinkers to investigate not merely the true but the good.