Ethics as a true revolution, another way to read Levinas or beyond

Esteban J. Beltrán Ulate

in: Dossiê - Filosofia Judaica, Veritas 63 (1), 2018.

Abstract

This paper criticizes social revolution, by focusing on the reconfiguration of the notion from an ethical point of view. It is divided in three sections: (i) Brother’s death; (ii) Remove the sandals; (iii) Thou wilt be as many as the stars. Each section contains Levinas’s thought as the main axis. Although it is well known that Levinas does not develop a theory of revolution, it is possible to find a fruitful analysis in light of his meditations about politics and ethics.

Cited authors

Levinas Emmanuel