Emmanuel Lévinas

Emmanuel Lévinas (January 12, 1906 - December 25, 1995) was a Jewish philosopher born in Kaunas, Lithuania, who moved to France, where he wrote most of his works. In his youth he had received a traditional Jewish education, including Talmud. He was naturalized in 1930.

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January 12 - 1906 - December 25 - 1995 - Jew - Philosopher - Kaunas - Lithuania - France - Talmud - 1930

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Levinas was deeply influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, whom he met at the university of Freiburg, as well as by Jewish religion. He was one of the first intellectuals to introduce to France the work of Heidegger and Husserl, producing both translations of their work (e.g., Husserl's Cartesian Meditations) and original philosophical tracts.

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Edmund Husserl - Martin Heidegger - Freiburg - Jewish religion

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