Totality and infinity an essay on exteriority french totalite et infini essai sur lexteriorite is a 1961 book about ethics by the philosopher emmanuel levinas highly influenced by phenomenology it is considered one of levinass most important works summary the other levinas advances the thesis that all ethics derive from a confrontation with an other this other with whom we . Totality and infinity an essay on exteriority martinus nijhoff philosophy texts 1 band 1 levinas emmanuel isbn 9789400993440 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Totality and infinity an essay on exteriority authors emmanuel levinas book 261 citations 1 mentions 16k downloads part of the martinus nijhoff philosophy texts book series mnpt volume 1 log in to check access buy ebook usd 11900 instant download readable on all devices own it forever local sales tax included if applicable buy physical book learn about institutional . Totality and infinity is the most difficult text i have ever read the philosophy of emmanuel levinas a lithuanian born french thinker who was one of the most influential postmodernists for much of the twentieth century is quite intentionally unlike any other philosophy any other philosopher has produced. Trans by alphonso lingis influenced in part by the dialogical philosophies of franz rosenzweig and martin bubertotality and infinity departs from the ethically neutral tradition of ontology to analyze the face to face relation with the other first published in english by duquesne in 1969 this has become one of the classics of modern