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Highlights
- The Good of Recognition analyzes the polysemy of recognition operative in the thought of two contemporary French thinkers, Emmanuel Lévinas (1906-1995) and Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005).
- About the Author: Michael Sohn is Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
- 172 Pages
- Philosophy, Criticism
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About the Book
By reflecting on phenomenology, ethics, and religion in The Good of Recognition, Sohn not only shows how Lévinas and Ricoeur articulated a response to the pervasive problems of nonrecognition and misrecognition in their day but suggests how their thought can contribute to a better understanding of our contemporary social and political landscape.Book Synopsis
The Good of Recognition analyzes the polysemy of recognition operative in the thought of two contemporary French thinkers, Emmanuel Lévinas (1906-1995) and Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005). Author Michael Sohn shows that recognition--a concept most often associated with Hegel's works--appears prominently throughout the works of Lévinas and Ricoeur, which exist at the intersection of phenomenology, ethics, politics, and religion. Sohn situates recognition in the sociopolitical context of Lévinas and Ricoeur and excavates the philosophical and religious sources that undergird the two thinkers' use of recognition before contextualizing recognition within the broader themes of their thought.
By reflecting on phenomenology, ethics, and religion in The Good of Recognition, Sohn not only shows how Lévinas and Ricoeur articulated a response to the pervasive problems of nonrecognition and misrecognition in their day but also suggests how their thought can contribute to a better understanding of our contemporary social and political landscape.
Review Quotes
The Good of Recognition provides an excellent introduction for any reader who is approaching Levinas or Ricoeur for the first time as well as for those who are already familiar with their work but seek to understand it more deeply.
--Scott Davidson, Oklahoma City University "Philosophy in Review"A valuable reference tool for Lévinas and Ricoeur studies, especially those that focus on the phenomenology, religious thought, ethics, or politics of these two men.
--Levi Checketts "Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics"An erudite and impressive work of seminal scholarship, The Good of Recognition: Phenomenology, Ethics, and Religion in the Thought of Levinas and Ricoeur will prove to be an enduringly valued addition to academic library Philosophy Studies collections in general, and a critically important addition to the supplemental studies reading lists for students of the lives and works of Emmanuel Levinas and Paul Ricoeur in particular.
--John Burroughs "Midwest Book Review"Sohn's work is ambitious, but it achieves its ambition in an intellectual tour de force. His reading is nearly exhaustive and explicated with laudable clarity.
--Sean Lawrence "Continental Philosophy Review"About the Author
Michael Sohn is Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
