Otherwise than being or beyond essence is a sequel to Levinas's totality and infinity. An immensely challenging and
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O T H E R W I S E
T H A N
B E I N G
O R
B E Y O N D
E S S E N C E
EMMAN U E L
L E VI N AS
TRANSLATED ALPHONSO
BY
LINGIS
OTH E R W I S E THAN BEING OR B E Y O N D
ESSENCE
EMMANUEL
LEVINAS
TRANSLATED ALPHONSO
BY LINGIS
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PRESS PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Levinas, Emmanuel. [Autrement qu'etre. English] Otherwise than being, or, Beyond essence / Emmanuel Levinas ; translated by Alphonso Lingis. p. cm. Originally published: Dordrecht, Netherlands : M. Nijhoff, 1974, in series: Martinus Nijhoff philosophy texts. Includes index. ISBN 0-8207-0299-4 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Ontology. 2. Essence (Philosophy) I. Title. B2430.L483A8313 1998 111—dc21
ISBN-13: 978-0-8207-0299-5
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First paperback edition printing, 1998 by arrangement with Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the United States of America. oo Printed on acid-free paper. Ninth printing, May 2011
Copyright © 1981,1997 Kluwer Academic Publishers B.V. First published in 1981. All Rights Reserved. Foreword copyright © 1998 Richard A. Cohen
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