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Lessons with Emmanuel Levinas

1906–1995 CE · Modern Plus

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Lesson 1

Ethics First

Why responsibility precedes ontology

  • About 20 minutes
  • 3 questions at the end

You will

  • State ethics as first philosophy
  • Explain the call of the face
  • Resist reduction to categories
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Lesson 2

Face‑to‑Face

Asymmetrical responsibility in encounter

  • About 22 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Define asymmetry
  • Describe infinite demand
  • Relate encounter to justice
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Lesson 3

Hospitality & Limits

Welcome without naivety

  • About 24 minutes
  • 3 questions at the end

You will

  • Name risks to self and others
  • Set boundaries ethically
  • Bridge hospitality and law
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Going deeper

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 28–32 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 4

Totality and Infinity

From systems to transcendence

  • About 28 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Contrast totality vs. infinity
  • Detect totalizing habits
  • Leave room for the Other
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Lesson 5

Otherwise than Being

Substitution, passivity, exposure

  • About 30 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Clarify difficult terms
  • Relate to leadership practice
  • Avoid heroic ethics
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Lesson 6

From Encounter to Justice

Institutions for many Others

  • About 32 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Translate responsibility to policy
  • Balance singulars and publics
  • Design fair procedures
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Expert

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 38–42 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 7

Hospitality Protocols

Operationalize ethical welcome

  • About 38 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Define access and care
  • Mitigate harms and risks
  • Audit for non‑reduction
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Lesson 8

Design Ethics Workshop

Interfaces that respect the Other

  • About 40 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Surface hidden exclusions
  • Write non‑reduction principles
  • Test with affected groups
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Lesson 9

Dissent & Exceptions

Justice that leaves room to say no

  • About 42 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Build exception handling
  • Protect conscientious refusal
  • Publish transparent remedies
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