PHIL 1001 Chapter : Ethics And Infinity Levinas
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Wheres the ethics in egoistic existentialism? (freedom of the self) Sartre says others are obstacles to his freedom. The essence of the relationship with others is war. Origin of thought- initial shocks that later become question and problems. Religion and philosophy- literature allows people to live in utopia. Shell close to an ear- noise in emptiness. It is something resembling what one hears when one puts an empty shell close to the ear, as if the emptiness were full, as if the silence were a noise. pg. Unable to escape the there is until death. Existence becomes cumbersome because of the dominance of the there is . One must be deposed to escape the there is . Knowledge can"t be used to escape from the being. Filiation parent-child the other is the other, but also part of someone. Anxious about death- totality has not totalitized" itself yet. Relationships are not about synthesis, but about interaction throughout the face.
