Appositional (Communication) Ethics: Listening to Heidegger and Lévinas in Chorus

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This work aims to find a reconciliatory ground between the philosophies of Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Lévinas on the basis of communication ethics. The approach of the study can be summarized as appositional. Instead of working from the seeming differences, the article proposes excavating similar grounds that are subtle and imperceptible. Apposition alternatively would provide an opportunity to overcome any perceivable opposition. Starting from each thinker's position on the ideas of communication, the origin of ethics and the characteristics of intersubjectivity, the article reaches for conclusions on an appositional ethics of an Other centered Being without necessarily defacing both philosophers’ ideas.View full textDownload full textKeywordsHeidegger, Lévinas, Responsibility, Call, LanguageRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2011.602104