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Totality and Infinity

essay by Emmanuel Levinas
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Totality and Infinity

Summary

Totality and Infinity is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Totality and Infinity authored Emmanuel Levinas[3].
  • Totality and Infinity's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Totality and Infinity's genre is essay[5].
  • Totality and Infinity's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].
  • Totality and Infinity's country of origin is recorded as France[7].
  • Totality and Infinity was released on 1961[8].
  • Totality and Infinity's translator is recorded as Alphonso Lingis[9].
  • Totality and Infinity's main subject is philosophy[10].
  • Totality and Infinity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Totalité et Infini'}[11].
  • Totality and Infinity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Totalität und Unendlichkeit'}[12].
  • Totality and Infinity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Totality and Infinity'}[13].
  • Totality and Infinity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Totaleco kaj Senfineco'}[14].
  • Totality and Infinity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Totalità e infinito'}[15].
  • Totality and Infinity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Całość i nieskończoność'}[16].
  • Totality and Infinity's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].

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Authorship and Creation

Totality and Infinity authored Emmanuel Levinas[3].

Publication

Totality and Infinity was published on 1961[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

Totality and Infinity's main subject is philosophy[10].

Why It Matters

Totality and Infinity ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Emmanuel Levinas France literary work philosophy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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