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Emmanuel Levinas
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Jewish-French-Lithuanian philosopher
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Emmanuel Levinas was a French male author. He was born on 12 January 1906 and died on 25 December 1995. His literary output includes 231 works, with notable titles such as *Miz︠h︡ namy*, *En découvrant l'existence avec Husserl et Heidegger*, *Etika a nekonečno*, *La trace de l'autre*, and *Dialog*.
Levinas is associated with specific philosophical statements, including the assertion that atheism is worth more than the piety bestowed on mythical gods. He also noted that fear for the other man's death is distinct from an individual's taking fright.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emmanuel
- Family name
- Levinas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Lithuania
- Place of birth
- Kaunas
- Place of death
- Paris
- Child
- Michaël Levinas
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Strasbourg
- Employer
- University of Fribourg
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Totality and Infinity
- Student of
- Martin Heidegger
- Field of work
- ethics
- Image
- Emmanuel Levinas.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1905-12-30
- date of death
- 1995-12-25
- influenced by
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- place of burial
- Cimetière de Pantin
- name in native language
- Emmanuel Lévinas
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- Commons category
- Emmanuel Levinas
- topic's main category
- Category:Emmanuel Levinas
- member of
- Academia Europaea
- ethnic group
- Ashkenazi Jews
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Emmanuel Levinas (born Emanuelis Levinas /ˈlɛvɪnɑːs/; French: [ɛmanɥɛl levinas]; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the relationship of ethics to metaphysics and ontology.
Life and career
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