千年來，哲學追求真理，科學也跟隨這份偉大的追尋，當我們以為真理演示生命與世界的一切，同時作為倫理的基礎的時候，列維納斯提出他者概念顛覆以往傳統哲學對倫理學的定義和認知，並因此作為現代西方世界最重要的倫理學家之一。本篇論文企圖指出他者概念的精神在於開啟倫理情境，對於思維倫理關係有重要的啟發。為闡明善與真，列維納斯論述他者的重要價值，為倫理學做出重大貢獻。意識是知識的精神主體，也是真理的精神主體，但意識不是愛的精神主體。有所意識指的是去認知，那預設將意識的目標對象化、概念化或歸納。談論哲學時，我們期待的是一種愛的智慧，如同柏拉圖給我們的啟發，並非意識創造善，而是善喚起意識，智慧則做為善的要求。理性和知識在傳統西方哲學中佔有領先的地位，但是現在我們經由他者，將認知我定位為倫理我，然後我們才有機會觸及尊重，甚或是愛。 Thousands of years, every philosophy seeks truth. Now science can also be defined by this great search. Follow the wise, we quest all kinds of answers. Emmanuel Levinas is one of the modern Western world's major ethicists, since he bring on the concept “the other”. As we know the ethical dimension is at the heart of Levinas’ thought, this paper attempts to point out the spirit of “the other” which is to open up the ethical situation. The value of Levinas’ ethics is to clarify the relation of truth and Good. Consciousness is a spirituality of knowledge, a spirituality of truth; it is not itself a spirituality of love. To be conscious of something is to know; and it is to objectify, judge, compare, form concept, generalize, etc. Philosophy that it is love of wisdom; and wisdom is still thought of something concerning knowledge. Repeat with Plato's doctrine, it is not consciousness that establishes the Good, but the Good which calls forth consciousness. Wisdom is what the Good commands. Reason and knowledge have been the priority in traditional Western philosophy, however now we take the concept“the other “to replace “I”, as an “ethical I”, then we can try to reach responsibility, even more love.
