Can the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas Change Your Life?

An Evening with Simon Critchley Emmanuel Levinas is arguably the most important and original post-war Jewish philosopher. His work and life were dominated, in his words, by the ‘memory of the Nazi horror’ and he sought to defend a radically novel conception of ethics based on infinite responsibility to the other person. Dr. Critchley will take a look at his life, explain his conception of ethics and discuss its application to our everyday lives. http://www.NYSEC.com Monday, November 10, 2008 7pm New York Society for Ethical Culture Ceremonial Hall 2 West 64th Street @ CPW New York, NY 10023 Admission is Free For more information call 212-874-5210×144 A Co-Sponsorship of the New York Society for Ethical Culture and the Levinas Ethical Legacy Foundation Dr. Simon Critchley is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research as well as the author of many original works in philosophy. His new book, The Book of Dead Philosophers, is forthcoming from Vintage. “Simon Critchley is the most powerful and provocative philosopher now writing about the complex relations of ethical subjectivity and reinvigorated democracy his humor-inflicted notions of commitment and resistance are refreshing in our nihilistic times.” –Cornel West?