Ethical Hermeneutics : Rationality in Enrique Dussel's Philosophy of Liberation

Enrique Dussel's Philosophy Has Gained Worldwide Prominence. This Is The First Full-length Book On Dussel's Philosophy Ever To Appear In English. The Essence Of Dussel's Thought Is Presented Through The Concept Of Ethical Hermeneutics, Which Seeks To Interpret Reality From The Viewpoint Of What Emmanuel Levinas Presents As The Other--those Who Are Vanquished, Forgotten, Or Excluded From Existent Socio-political Or Cultural Systems. Emmanuel Levinas's Phenomenology And The Allegiance To Reason -- Dussel's Philosophy Of Liberation: Discovery And Integration Of Levinas's Thought -- Overcoming Levinas: Analectical Method And Ethical Hermeneutics -- Ethical Hermeneutics: History, Economics, And Theology -- Rationality In Dussel: The American Critics -- Rationality In Dussel: The Critique Of Karl-otto Apel. By Michael Barber. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [161]-174) And Index. Frontmatter Preface (page ix) Introduction (page xv) 1. Emmanuel Levinas's Phenomenology and the Allegiance to Reason (page 1) 2. Dussel's Philosophy of Liberation: Discovery and Integration of Levinas's Thought (page 18) 3. Overcoming Levinas: Analectical Method and Ethical Hermeneutics (page 50) 4. Ethical Hermeneutics: History, Economics, and Theology (page 82) 5. Rationality in Dussel: The American Critics (page 113) 6. Rationality in Dussel: The Critique of Karl-Otto Apel (page 127) Bibliography (page 161) Index (page 175) "Enrique Dussel's philosophy has gained worldwide prominence. This is the first full-length book on Dussel's philosophy ever to appear in English."--BOOK JACKET. "The essence of Dussel's thought is presented through the concept of "ethical hermeneutics," which seeks to interpret reality from the viewpoint of what Emmanuel Levinas presents as the "other" - those who are vanquished, forgotten, or excluded from existent socio-political or cultural systems."--BOOK JACKET. The essence of Dussel's thought is presented through the concept of "ethical hermeneutics" which seeks to interpret reality from the viewpoint of what Emmanuel Levinas presents as the "other" - those who are vanquished, forgotten, or excluded from existent socio-political or cultural systems. Barber traces Dussel's development toward Levinas' philosophy through his discussion of the Hegelian dialectic and through the stages of Dussel's own ethical theory.