The Philosophical Sense of Transcendence: Levinas and Plato on Loving Beyond Being

Published in 2009 | 330 pages | paper | ISBN: 978-0-8207-0422-7 Reviews: “Continuing interest and debate surrounds the issue of transcendence in recent phenomenology, particularly French phenomenology. This book is a welcome addition to that debate. Allen provides a detailed discussion of Levinas's philosophy of transcendence and its relationship to the history of philosophy, particularly Platonism. Particularly noteworthy is her frank appraisal of Totality and Infinity. Recommended.” — Choice   “Allen's book is an ambitious and challenging one, outlining a strong overall interpretation of Levinas on erotic love, religion and transcendence.” — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Allen wants to explore the relation between religion and philosophy, the definition of philosophy, and the sense philosophy can give to transcendence. Throughout the book, Allen explains her questions and ideas in general rather than technical terms; this is one of the many features that make her work so clear a