Vladimir Jankelevitch was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century philosophy. In "The Bad Conscience" – published in 1933 and subsequently revised and expanded – Jankelevitch lays the foundations for his later work, Forgiveness, grapp...

Philosopher Vladimir Jankelevitch has only recently begun to receive his due from the English-speaking world, thanks in part to discussions of his thought by Jacques Derrida, Emmanuel Levinas, and Paul Ricoeur. His international readers have long val...