death of the suffering other: responding to Holocaust survivors through the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
TitleThe death of the suffering other: responding to Holocaust survivors through the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
Author
Call number940.53180994/0004
Object number06645d
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year of publication
2008
Physical descriptionpp75-91
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780646505534
NotesArticle from the book 'Testifying to the Holocaust' pp75-91
Description
Examines the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas and reflects on the interruption of sequenced events in Holocaust videotestimony. Considers how survivors' recall of the death of an Other is illuminated by Levinas' ideas of suffering