Tanja Staehler Books

Emmanuel Levinas's ethical philosophy centers on the encounter with the other, emphasizing responsibility as a foundational experience. Tanja Staehler explores the challenges of extending this dyadic interaction to broader contexts like community and politics. She identifies three ambiguous realms—erotic, artistic, and political—that complicate ethical considerations. By analyzing these dimensions, Staehler argues they can illuminate the vulnerability of the Other while maintaining the essential nature of clear ethical responsibility, drawing parallels with Plato's views.

This book offers the first study that relates the works of two of the most significant philosophers in our history, Hegel and Husserl, who both called their philosophies phenomenology.