Responsibility is not a simple attribute of subjectivity, as... - Levinas, Emmanuel

This quote is attributed to Levinas, Emmanuel.

"Responsibility is not a simple attribute of subjectivity, as if the subject were initially a substance that could have it or not."

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Philosopher Lithuanian-French 1903–1995

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