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Levinas's Ethics of the Other
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Third Party
The concept that introduces justice into Levinas's ethics, as the face-to-face relationship with the Other is complicated by the presence of an additional Other.
The Other
An entity radically different from the self, whom one encounters with responsibility and infinite ethical obligation, according to Levinas.
Totality
The idea that everything can be fully known and encompassed, which Levinas criticizes as being ethically insufficient when dealing with the Other.
Substitution
Levinas’s notion of subjectivity where the self is constituted by the ethical demand to replace the Other and bear the burden of the Other’s suffering.
Face
Refers to the immediate presence of the Other, commanding the self not to kill and to serve as the foundation of ethics.
Infinity
Describes the way the Other transcends the self, establishing a relationship beyond totalization and knowledge within the ethical encounter.
Ethical Responsibility
The unconditional obligation that arises in the presence of the Other, which must be responded to without reciprocity or reward.
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