Emmanuel Levinas Quote

The comprehension of God taken as a participation in his sacred life, an allegedly direct comprehension, is impossible, because participation is a denial of the divine, and because nothing is more direct than the face to face, which is straightforwardness itself.


Totality and Infinity (1961)


The comprehension of God taken as a participation in his sacred life, an allegedly direct comprehension, is impossible, because participation is a...

The comprehension of God taken as a participation in his sacred life, an allegedly direct comprehension, is impossible, because participation is a...

The comprehension of God taken as a participation in his sacred life, an allegedly direct comprehension, is impossible, because participation is a...

The comprehension of God taken as a participation in his sacred life, an allegedly direct comprehension, is impossible, because participation is a...