Emmanuel Levinas “Useless Suffering” Emmanuel Levinas begins this excerpt by discussing the phenomenology of suffering. He has many definitions for the concept of suffering such as something that is passive or evil or a “senseless pain”; however he refuses to acknowledge at any point reasoning behind this concept. The title of the essay really begins to jump out at the reader during the first few paragraphs of his phenomenology. Under all the metaphorical rhetoric lies a reoccurring theme of this
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By V. Mirafuente “Since the Other looks at me‚ I am responsible for him‚ without even having taken on the responsibilities in his regard; his responsibility is incumbent on me.” This is a quote from the reading‚ The Face‚ on Levinas’ philosophy of Responsibility of the Other. He speaks of the responsibility we all have for others‚ for the Face of others—for their very Being. No matter what‚ we must always act on our responsibility for other people‚ and sacrifice for their well being. In the
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encourage others to live according to the rules of practical wisdom. Aristotle‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and Emmanuel Levinas were three philosophers who sorted out various ethical approaches. They investigated complex human actions and theorized what is the ethical thing to do. For instance‚ Aristotle contemplated the aim of human life‚ Kant observed duty and obligation from respect for the law‚ and Levinas examined one’s responsibility to the Other. These unique points of view offer different answers regarding
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We are badly in need of something else. It is hear that we see the relevance of Emmanuel Levinas. He has expounded the concept that it is the face of the other‚ not any legal system that can affect my transcendence to the infinite. Levinas proposed form of ethics becomes more validated philosophy of our time‚ is highly respected and valued. According to Levinas’ ethics proceeds any moment of rationalization. Levinas redefined the uncompromising ethical relationship with the Other as a remedial
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INTRODUCTION Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140characters‚ known as "tweets". It can be easily downloaded as an app on your gadgets like iPod‚ iPad‚ Smarthpones or Android phones. You can also log on to the site using your laptop or PC. It is a widely used social networking site with over 500 million subscribers worlwide. With this‚ the researcher aims to look into the study habits
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Questions for Marketing Q1) what is the difference consumer and the customer? Ans) any individual or organization that purchases goods or services is called a customer. A consumer is anyone who uses the goods or services that have been purchased‚ or uses any products or services that have been generated within the economy. For example if a mother buys a sweater for her son. The lady is the customer and the son is the consumer. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 in India clearly differentiates
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conquistadors of the useless.’ Sure‚ the outcome is useless‚ but it’s the journey that makes it all worthwhile. Sometimes we forget that. The meaning of life has been a subject discussed by humankind for countless generations: “why are we here?” “what is life all about?” “what is the point of existence?”. And answers range from achieving pure bliss‚ to 42. But what if there is no true meaning? As in rock climbing‚ you get to the end of your life and face “the conquistadors of the useless”‚ death‚ but
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important in everyday life. I do agree with Mr. Cohen in the sense that there are many aspects of Algebra that the majority of people do not use on a daily basis. I think that this fact is what leads people to the false conclusion that Algebra is useless. To better understand our topic‚ let’s define what we mean when we say “Algebra”. Webster’s dictionary defines Algebra as “a form of mathematics dealing with symbols and equations.” A guest in the mathematics forum on xpmath.com states that “…the
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humanities are useless because people cannot make considerable money with them. However‚ that is not the truth. Once someone has realized the value of studying humanities‚ this will be beneficial for his or her life. I study humanities because I believe I will gain plenty of meanings of life through the learning process. Most people think that humanities are useless‚ my mother is one of those people. She is always asking me that why would you waste our money and your time on such useless stuff. However
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IMPACT OF VERBAL COMMUNICATION ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION. (A CASE STUDY OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION LOKOJA‚ KOGI STATE). BY AMUJO‚ BAMIDELE 2010/HND/BUS/234 BEING A PROJECT WORK SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT‚ SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES‚ KOGI STATE POLYTECHNIC LOKOJA. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SEPTEMBER‚ 2012
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