Ethics Responsibility Dialogue The Meaning of Dialogue in Levinas's Philosophy

This article examines the concept of dialogue in the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, with a focus on the context of education. Its aim is to create a conversation between the Levinasian theory and the theories of other philosophers, especially Martin Buber, in an effort to highlight the ethical significance that Levinas assigns to the act of dialogue itself. As a philosopher whose essential interest was trained on the infinite ethical responsibility of the human subject, Levinas places major emphasis on the ethical meaning of dialogue. On a more fundamental level, he considers the ethics that precede dialogue and enable it to exist, as well as the individual's acceptance of responsibility during dialogue stemming from his recognition of the alterity of the Other.