Drawing on the work of Irigaray, Merleau-Ponty and Levinas, this text is a study of the importance of light in Western thought. It shows the ambivalent role lig... » 

Drawing on the work of Irigaray, Merleau-Ponty and Levinas, this text is a study of the importance of light in Western thought. It shows the ambivalent role light plays within philosophy and challenges interpretations of Irigaray as a theorist of touch by presenting her as a philosopher of vision. «