Emmanuel Levinas

Emmanuel Levinas (1906–1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry renowned for his work in Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, particularly for establishing ethics as 'first philosophy' through his focus on the relationship between the self and the Other[1][2]. He is best known for seminal works such as *Totality and Infinity* and *Otherwise Than Being*, which critique Western ontology and emphasize radical responsibility for others[1][6].