Semester of Graduation
Spring 2023
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Levinas offers a rich philosophical insight into the kind of responsibility and ethics that we must have for the Other. This involves a certain conception of what it means to be hospitable which turns out to be impossible. In order to talk about how this impossible relationship can occur, I use Heidegger’s description of the existential Being-with structure and Derrida’s conception of the event in order to make sense of how this Levinasian relationship can possibly exist in spite of—or thanks to—its impossibility.
Date
4-4-2023
Recommended Citation
Severud, Joshua, "The Possibility of Relationships with Others" (2023). LSU Master's Theses. 5739.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5739
Committee Chair
Raffoul, François
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.5739