Ethics and Selfhood: Alterity and the Phenomenology of Obligation

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Ethics and Selfhood Ethics and Selfhood Alterity and the Phenomenology of Obligation James Richard Mensch 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 by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Jennifer Giovani Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mensch, James R. Ethics and selfhood : alterity and the phenomenology of obligation / James Richard Mensch. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–7914–5751–6 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0–7914–5752–4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Ethics. 2. Phenomenology. 3. Self (Philosophy). 4. Other (Philosophy) I. Title. B945.M4853 E84 2003 170—dc21 2002030482 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to Jessica Claire Mensch and to the promise of her work ...