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Emmanuel Levinas and the Face of the Other: Why Ethics Comes Before Everything Else

For Emmanuel Levinas, philosophy does not begin with knowledge but with the encounter — and the face of the other person makes a demand on us that is older than any system we can build.

April 28, 2026

Emmanuel Levinas and the Face of the Other: Why Ethics Comes Before Everything Else
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