Michael L. Morgan Livres

Focusing on the philosophical contributions of Emmanuel Levinas, Morgan engages with prominent thinkers like Davidson and Cavell to explore central issues in twentieth-century philosophy and religious thought. He contextualizes Levinas within the broader intellectual landscape of the era, clarifying his complex vocabulary and positioning him as a philosopher of everyday life. Morgan argues for the relevance of Levinas's ethics, providing a balanced critique that avoids both dismissal and uncritical acceptance, thus offering a nuanced understanding of his work.

An introductory overview of the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, one of the most significant philosophers of the late twentieth century. Focusing on Levinas' central principle that human existence is ethically grounded in our face-to- face relationships, Morgan explores the religious, cultural and political implications of this insight for modern Western culture.

Responses to Fackenheim’s reflections on the centrality of the Holocaust to philosophy, Jewish thought, and contemporary experience.

The only single edition of the Spinoza corpus available in English, this volume features Samuel Shirley's pre-eminent translations of Ethics; Theological-Political Treatise; Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect; Metaphysical Thoughts; The Letters; Principles of Cartesian Philosophy; and Political Treatise. Also includes The Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being, and Hebrew Grammar. Michael Morgan provides a general Introduction that places Spinoza in Western philosophy and culture, and sketches the philosophical, scientific, and religious moral and political dimensions of Spinoza's thought. Brief introductions to each work give succinct historical and philosophical overviews. A bibliography and index are also included.