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Memory as an inversion of historical time is the essence of interiority.

Emmanuel Levinas

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Emmanuel Levinas
Age: 89 †
Born: 1905
Born: December 30
Died: 1995
Died: December 25
Ethicist
Philosopher
University Teacher
Writer
Kovno
Emmanuel Lévinas
Emmanuelis Levinas
Time
Interiority
Inversion
Inversions
Historical
Memory
Essence
Memories

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