The Metaphysics of Love traces Levinas's philosophy through a detailed discussion of the neglected Levinasian themes of eros, sexual difference, the "feminine" maternity, fecundity, paternity and fraternity, demonstrating the ultimate impossibility of his metaphysical enterprise. Arguing against this attempt to deploy phenomenology in the service of a metaphysics of transcendence, Sandford's book is, at the same time, a powerful feminist critique of both Levinas's gendered philosophical categories and the attempt to reclaim aspects of his philosophy for feminist theory.
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The Metaphysics of Love traces Levinas's philosophy through a detailed discussion of the neglected Levinasian themes of eros, sexual difference, the "feminine" maternity, fecundity, paternity and fraternity, demonstrating the ultimate impossibility of his metaphysical enterprise. Arguing against this attempt to deploy phenomenology in the service of a metaphysics of transcendence, Sandford's book is, at the same time, a powerful feminist critique of both Levinas's gendered philosophical categories and the attempt to reclaim aspects of his philosophy for feminist theory.
Imprint | Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | November 2001 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | August 2001 |
Authors | Stella Sandford |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 188 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-485-11566-6 |
Barcode | 9780485115666 |
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LSN | 0-485-11566-2 |