Having heard Prof.Shankman's poetry reading, I think I gradually come to understand what he meant by "face" in class. But I still don't quite follow him when he talks about the "face-to-face" encounter. What I mean is, I don't see any connection between THE "face" in Rembrant's avant-garde liturgical paintings and THE "face" in the Levinasian philosophy (or ethics).
At any rate, it is reasonable to postulate there IS some connection between the visualized face and the face with an ethical touch, but the arguments are tenuous. I'm not convinced: I cannot find a haven to anchor myself when I try to ponder Rembrant's faces along with Levinas', as is the case when I fumble for a light switch in the airy relationship between Levinas and Clarissa.
It's hard! —— to milk a cow when she's still in her babyhood. O——Rembrant, Rembrant! Could you tell me something beyond the biblical implications of the "faces" you painted please? I need some inspiration for the connection between the Levinasian filiation and the Confucian filiaity, BUT I MUST clear the ground by straightening out the "face" enigma first! :-(
At any rate, it is reasonable to postulate there IS some connection between the visualized face and the face with an ethical touch, but the arguments are tenuous. I'm not convinced: I cannot find a haven to anchor myself when I try to ponder Rembrant's faces along with Levinas', as is the case when I fumble for a light switch in the airy relationship between Levinas and Clarissa.
It's hard! —— to milk a cow when she's still in her babyhood. O——Rembrant, Rembrant! Could you tell me something beyond the biblical implications of the "faces" you painted please? I need some inspiration for the connection between the Levinasian filiation and the Confucian filiaity, BUT I MUST clear the ground by straightening out the "face" enigma first! :-(
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