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Levinas's critique of Heidegger's treatment of the Other is more textually grounded than prevailing scholarship acknowledges, and Heidegger's concept of conscience can serve as a promising ethical response that makes self-understanding essential to an ethics of alterity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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This paper analyzes Levinas' critique of Heidegger's treatment of the Other and proposes a dialogue between their philosophies regarding ethics.

June 20, 2026Open Access

The Ethics of Alterity: Heidegger and Levinas on Conscience and the Other

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CFCheryl FokUniversity of Chicago

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The paper critiques Heidegger's view of the Other, highlighting Levinas' ethical reflections and implications.

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This paper analyzes Levinas' critique of Heidegger's treatment of the Other and proposes a dialogue between their philosophies regarding ethics.
Reconstructing Levinas' critique as found in Totality and Infinity
Analyzing the relationship between Heidegger's conscience and Levinas' ethical concerns
Exploring the implications of their philosophical dialogue for understanding alterity
Levinas' critiques emphasize the ethical shortcomings of Heidegger's ontological approach to the Other.
Heidegger’s concept of conscience provides a meaningful ethical response to Levinas' criticisms.
The paper suggests a framework for an ethics of alterity rooted in the dialogue between the two philosophers.

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Cheryl Fok (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3631fbdb0793dc1a538b7c https://doi.org/10.6082/xc63x-2p240

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