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Worthies of Buckinghamshire and Men of Note of that County is a historical book written by Robert Gibbs in 1888. The book is a comprehensive account of the notable people from Buckinghamshire, England, who have made significant contributions to the county's history and culture. It includes biographical sketches of various individuals, including politicians, artists, writers, scientists, and other important figures. The book covers the period from the early medieval times to the 19th century, providing an in-depth look at the county's rich history. The author has used various sources, including archives, manuscripts, and personal accounts, to create an engaging and informative narrative. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of Buckinghamshire and the people who have shaped it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Robert Gibbs radically revises standard interpretations of the two key figures of modern Jewish philosophy - Franz Rosenzweig, author of the monumental Star of Redemption, and Emmanuel Levinas, a major voice in contemporary intellectual life, who has inspired such thinkers as Derrida, Lyotard, Irigaray, and Blanchot. Rosenzweig and Levinas thought in relation to different philosophical schools and wrote in disparate styles. Their personal relations to Judaism and to Christianity were markedly dissimilar. Finally, they were divided by history: Rosenzweig's premature death occurred before the advent of Nazism, while Levinas' life has been "dominated by the presentiment and memory of the Nazi horror". To Gibbs, however, the two thinkers possess basic affinities with each other. Correlating traditional Jewish themes in social ethics with postmodern philosophy, Rosenzweig and Levinas not only discover new resonances in Jewish thought but also reorient philosophy itself, so that it takes its bearing from the individual's unavoidable responsibility for others. Levinas, who was the first expositor in France of Husserl, Heidegger, and the phenomenological method, has been read as a philosopher with little concern for his Jewish thought, and Rosenzweig has been seen exclusively as an existentialist theologian. Gibbs maintains, on the other hand, that Rosenzweig strives to elucidate universally accessible concepts and social practices and that Levinas is a Jewish thinker in exactly that same sense. Through this argument, the book offers important insights into how philosophy is continually being altered by its encounter with other traditions.

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Focusing on the concept of responsibility, Robert Gibbs challenges traditional views of ethics by integrating Jewish thought, continental philosophy, and American pragmatism. He posits that ethics transcends mere rational decision-making and instead revolves around engaging with others' inquiries and taking accountability for their actions. This innovative perspective shifts the discourse from abstract reasoning to the relational dynamics of ethical responsibility.