Episode 146: Emmanuel Levinas on Overcoming Solitude
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Feminine Play
The pathos of love consists in an insurmountable duality of beings. It is a relationship with what always slips away. The erotic relationship does not ipso facto neutralize alterity, but preserves it. Caress is the anticipation of the pure future without content. So even though you might get to touch a person, you're always left wanting more. That's the erotic relationship.
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