The Philosophical Sense of Transcendence: Levinas and Plato on Loving Beyond Being [Paperback]

Sarah Allen (Author)

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Paperback: 378 pages
Publisher: Duquesne Univ Pr (Sep 30 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0820704229
ISBN-13: 978-0820704227
Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 544 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #450,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Allen's novel approach explores Levinas' use of the language of the beyond and otherwise than being to speak of this ethically and religiously invested transcendence. She traces the beyond being back to its precursors in Plato and Plotinus, noting in particular the relation between Platonic eros and Levinasian desire as affective inspiration of the movement of transcendence and way toward the Good beyond being. This is the close and nuanced reading of Levinas and Plato on topics of transcendence and affectivity.