Learning from the Other: Levinas, Psychoanalysis, and Ethical Possibilities in Education

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Learning from the Other SUNY series Second Thoughts: New Theoretical Formations Deborah P. Britzman, editor Sharon Todd, Learning from the Other: Levinas, Psychoanalysis, and Ethical Possibilities in Education Marnina Gonick, Between Femininities: Ambivalence, Identity, and the Education of Girls LEARNING FROM THE O T H E R Levinas, Psychoanalysis, and Ethical Possibilities in Education Sharon Todd State University of New York Press Published by STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS ALBANY© 2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Todd, Sharon, 1962– Learning from the other : Levinas, psychoanalysis, and ethical possibilities in education / Sharon Todd. p. cm. — (SUNY series, second thoughts) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5835-0 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5836-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Levinas, Emmanuel—Views on education. 2. Education—Moral and ethical aspects. 3. Intersubjectivity. I. Title. II. Series. LC269.T63 2003 370.11'4—dc21 2003050526 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of my father, George Todd, from whom I learned to see the world in subtle shades of grey. ...