Anna Strhan 
Levinas, Subjectivity, Education [PDF ebook] 
Towards an Ethics of Radical Responsibility

Levinas, Subjectivity, Education explores how the
philosophical writings of Emmanuel Levinas lead us to reassess
education and reveals the possibilities of a radical new
understanding of ethical and political responsibility.

* Presents an original theoretical interpretation of Emmanuel
Levinas that outlines the political significance of his work for
contemporary debates on education

* Offers a clear analysis of Levinas’s central
philosophical concepts, including the place of religion in his
work, demonstrating their relevance for educational theorists

* Examines Alain Badiou’s critique of Levinas’s
work

* Considers the practical implications of Levinas’ theories
for concrete educational practices and frameworks

Table des matières

Preface vi

Acknowledgements viii

List of Abbreviations x

Introduction 1

PART I Levinas’s Teaching 17

1 Teaching, Subjectivity and Language in Totality and Infinity 19

2 The Infinite Responsibility of the Ethical Subject in Otherwise than Being 44

PART II Towards an Education Otherwise 71

3 Heteronomy, Autonomy and the Aims of Education 73

4 Grace, Truth and Economies of Education 95

PART III ‘Concrete Problems with Spiritual Repercussions’ 119

5 Towards a Religious Education Otherwise 121

6 Dialogue, Proximity and the Possibility of Community 141

7 Political Disappointment, Hope and the Anarchic Ethical Subject 175

Coda 199

Bibliography 204

Index 212

A propos de l’auteur

Anna Strhan is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the
University of Kent, where she is researching the formation of
religious subjectivities in contemporary British society. With a
background in philosophy of education, cultural sociology, and
religious studies, Strhan’s work explores relationships
between knowledge, meaning, embodiment and ethics in modern
societies.