Levinas and the Parent–Child Relation: A Merleau-Pontyian Critique of Applying Levinas's Thought to Developmental Psychology

摘要: Central to Emmanuel Levinas's philosophical account of ethics and intersubjectivity is the parent–child relation. Throughout his major texts, paternity, maternity, education all function as critical motifs that Levinas utilizes claim subject primordially oriented by a radical passivity asymmetrical ethical obligation other. Further, several scholars, including Claude Lefort, Brian Vandenberg, Diane Perpich, Joel Krueger, have highlighted insights in relation child development; however, I argue they not adequately accounted for radicality view original essential ground subjectivity. After explaining relation, then turn recent research development evaluate view. In light current research, suggest Merleau-Ponty's only complements work, but it also ...