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The Transcendence of Words (and the Silence of Images) in the Context of Levinas' Thought

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2012

Abstract

Dealing with Levinas's idea of the 'transcendence of words', the article follows his treatment of the difference between the meaning of the words in relation to the Other and the role of the words in the aesthetic event of the image. The focus is on the way that Levinas emphasises the contrast between the silence of an image and the sound of a dialogue.