Jean Paul Sartre hailed him as the philosopher who introduced France to Husserl and
Heidegger. Derrida has paid him homage as" master." An original philosopher who
combines the insights of phenomenological analysis with those of Jewish spirituality,
Emmanuel Levinas has proven to be of extraordinary importance in the history of modern
thought. Collecting Levinas's important writings on religion, Difficult Freedom contributes to a
growing debate about the...