{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Philosophy","title":"E16 Levinas: The Face of the Other","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/905fab1b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4724,"description":"Begin with philosophy here!In the penultimate episode of First Philosophy, Awee discusses Emmanuel Levinas and his radical claim that ethics comes before everything else. Instead of understanding the world first, Levinas argues that we are immediately confronted by the “other,” whose presence places a demand on us that cannot be reduced to knowledge, interpretation, or theory. Philosophy, then, is no longer about truth or being—but about responsibility.Sonia and Kas interrupt, interpret, and unpack these ideas, translating Levinas’ dense philosophy into concrete examples and sharp discussions. Through debate, analogies, and moments of tension, they try to make sense of a thinker who resists being fully understood—while showing why his ideas still feel urgent today.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5dhRGOPHqYpDZmiVD6mhxI_mu4WtuAvbO0zGGNokQns/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZDc5/ODFjNjExMzI3YmZl/MzlhY2Y1ZGYxZDAw/Y2RmMy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}