To approach the Other in conversation is to welcome his expression\, in which at each instant he \;overflows the idea a thought would carry away from it. It is therefore to receive from the Other beyond \;the capacity of the I\, which means exactly: to have the idea of infinity.
\n~Emmanuel Levinas\, Totality and Infinity \;
\nThe North American Levinas Society is excited to announce that our eighth annual meeting and conference will take place July 28-July 31\, 2013 at Duquesne University on the theme\, &ldquo\;Emmanuel Levinas and Interreligious Dialogue.&rdquo\; \;As &ldquo\;culture wars&rdquo\; and regional conflicts around the world continue to enlist various religious traditions and worldviews\, it \;seems timely to open robust\, deliberative meditations on how Emmanuel Levinas&rsquo\; &ldquo\;ethics as first philosophy&rdquo\; might help \;shape edifying interreligious dialogue for building peace and justice. \;We hope that scholars use this conference to take part in the ongoing conversation about the ramifications of Levinas&rsquo\; \;thought for various faith and non-faith traditions. Although preference will be given to papers that address the conference \;theme\, it is Society custom to consider papers and panels on any topic related to the work of Emmanuel Levinas. \;Our eight annual conference program will continue to include important Society traditions such as our annual Talmudic \;Reading from Georges Hansel\, a pedagogy session\, Society banquet\, a film screening\, and provocative plenary \;presentations from James Marsh\, Leah Kalmanson\, and others. \;
\nCONTACT &\; INFORMATION \;
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