From edward s casey distinguished professor of philosophy stony brook university quotthis singular book puts a number of leading figures in philosophy into conversation with each other and with the author himself who manages skillfully to. In altared ground levinas history and violence brian schroeder considers emmanuel levinas claim that the history of western philosophy is essentially an ontology of violence and assesses its accuracy through an engagement with the philosophies of plato hegel nietzsche heidegger merleau ponty derrida deleuze among others not merely an exposition of levinas original and complex thinking schroeder rereads the history of western philosophy and religion by going beyond levinas . Altared ground book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers one of the most pressing concerns for contemporary society is the issue of . Altared ground levinas history violence kindle edition by brian schroeder download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading altared ground levinas history violence