From existence to the existent

Author: (French) Emmanuel Levinas
Translator: Wu Huiyi
France/France
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Supported by the "Foucault" Hundred Books Program of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Embassy in China.
From Existence to the Existing: In essence, existence is strange. It strikes us, like night, enveloping us tightly, suffocating, causing immense suffering, yet it gives us no answer. It is the evil of existence. If philosophy is the questioning of existence, then it already entails a confession of existence. If philosophy is more than just this questioning, it is because it allows us to transcend it rather than answer it. Transcending the questioning of existence does not yield a truth, but goodness. — Emmanuel Levinas
(Note: The original text contains a repetition of the features section. I have retained the first instance and omitted the duplicate for clarity.)