Levi-Strauss: Thought Outside the Law

Author: (Japan) Koichi Kando
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The authors of the "Adventurers of Modern Thought Series" are all Japanese philosophers, and the subjects they critique are Western philosophers. Their diverse perspectives and innovative insights help broaden our horizons, benefiting researchers particularly. In addition to the introductory work "The Sources of Modern Thought," which briefly critiques the "Four Great Thinkers" (Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Husserl), this series also comprises thirty volumes, each examining thirty prominent philosophers and thinkers of modern Western philosophy. It offers comprehensive elaborations and detailed analyses of their philosophical ideas, holding academic value.
Emmanuel Levinas (1905-1995), a French philosopher born in Kovno, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, is renowned for his original philosophical logic that questions the fundamental nature of human existence and violence, regarded as one of the most radical thoughts of our time. This book provides an exposition and interpretation of Levinas's original thought, helping readers further understand him and his works.