The subject is under siege. In many disciplines the self that modem thought established and fortified has fallen to critique. But while many explore the implications for epistemology, for literary theory, for psychology, or for history and social thought, few writers have pondered the question in terms of ethics. After all, ethics must rest on a subject, a person who makes choices and decides for various reasons to commit acts in one’s own name. l suggest that ethics can survive the (...) fracturing, de-centering, deconstructing of the self? A selection of passages from Marcel and Levinas is offered, with commentary. (shrink)

Aim of this article is to suggest that Contemporary Jewish Philosophy take step from Ethics to a focus on Ethics and Law. In a commentary manner, this essay explores the thought of Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas, to see how their dialogical ethics becomes an exploration of the relation of commandments and laws. The dialogical relation is not lost, but remains a central aspect in theories of law. Moreover, the key aspect of the inquiry revolves around the temporality (...) in both the face-to-face relation of ethics and the relation to justice through laws. /// O autor do presente artigo sugere que a Filosofia Judaica Contemporânea focalizar a sua atenção não tanto na Ética, mas sobretudo na relação entre Ética e Lei. Procedendo a modo de um comentário, o autor explora o pensamento de autores tais como Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig e Emmanuel Levinas em ordem a demonstrar até que ponto a sua respectiva ética dialógica se transforma numa exploração da relação entre mandamentos e leis. Com efeito, segundo o autor, a relação dialógica não se perde, mas permanece um aspecto central nas respectivas teorias sobre a Lei. Além disso, o presente estudo desenrola-se também em torno da questão da temporalidade tanto na relação face-a-face própria da ética como na relação de justiça cuja mediação é a Lei. (shrink)

The subject is under siege. In many disciplines the self that modem thought established and fortified has fallen to critique. But while many explore the implications for epistemology, for literary theory, for psychology, or for history and social thought, few writers have pondered the question in terms of ethics. After all, ethics must rest on a subject, a person who makes choices and decides for various reasons to commit acts in one’s own name. l suggest that ethics can survive the (...) fracturing, de-centering, deconstructing of the self? A selection of passages from Marcel and Levinas is offered, with commentary. (shrink)