Ortega, P. (2025). Pedagogía de la alteridad: Levinas y la educación. Editum-Redipe, Murcia. 358 pp.

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to demonstrate how, on the basis of Levinasian ethics and anthropology, it is possible to establish a new education against the totality of being. Behind Levinas’ philosophy is a relentless critique of all forms of totalitarianism, embodied in idealism. His two major works: Totality and Infinity and Otherwise than Being or Beyond Essence stand as ample testament to this. His entire philosophical thought represents an amendment to the totality of Cartesian-Kantian philosophy that has shaped the way of thinking and living of Western society, and with it, also, the educational system.