Vladimir Jankélévitch
Subtitle: the time of forgiveness
By: Aaron T. Looney
Series: Perspectives in continental philosophy
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780823262960
Subjects: Forgiveness; PHILOSOPHY / General; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Description: "Discusses the moral and metaphysical philosophy of Vladimir Jankélévitch, his reflections on the conditions for forgiveness, especially in light of the Shoah, and the temporality of forgiveness in its relation to creation, history, and memory"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-371) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction: In the Margins 1; title: 1. First Philosophy; title: 2. Apophatic Approaches; title: 3. The Temporality of Human Existence and Action; title: 4. Translating Resentment; title: 5. The Inexcusable and the Unforgivable; title: 6. Love and Justice; title: 7. Repentance: Concerning Unconditionality; title: 8. What Remains; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.