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In Philosophy of Finitude: Heidegger, Levinas and Nietzsche, Raphael Winkler asks whether uniqueness is a possible experience and how it should be thought. Through a compelling and illuminating study of Heidegger, Levinas, Ricoeur and Derrida, the author deals with this concept in a variety of ways: the uniqueness of being, the self, the other human being, death, and the responsibility for the other. By situating itself at the limits of thought, the book presents new facets of the philosophy of absolute difference. The reader familiar with the authors and issues discussed will find much to ponder as the book also calls for a engaged reflection on what today is a highly contentious problem: finitude. * Gabriel Riera, Associate Professor of Literature, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA *

Through a compelling and illuminating study, Rafael Winkler asks whether uniqueness is a possible experience and how it should be thought. He deals with this concept in a variety of ways: the uniqueness of being, the self, the other human being, death, and responsibility for the other. By situating itself at the limits of thought, the book presents new facets of the philosophy of absolute difference. Readers will find much to ponder as the book also calls for an engaged reflection on a highly contentious problem: finitude. * Gabriel Riera, Associate Professor of Literary Studies, School of Literature, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA * A unique, original, and very welcome contribution to philosophical and literary studies of the self, experience, and singularity. Written with an admirable rigour in explication and analysis, a lucidity in expression, and an always cogent line of reasoning, Philosophy of Finitude explores the limit experiences of the `I' through the focus on Heidegger, Levinas, and Nietzsche, that produces exciting fascinating new readings both of selfhood and identity. * Julian Wolfreys, Professor of English, University of Portsmouth, UK *

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Rafael Winkler is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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