The MA-thesis “Het Goede, de goedheid en het getuigenis” (“The Good, goodness and the witness”) investigates the relation between the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas and Vasili Grossman’s novel,...Show moreThe MA-thesis “Het Goede, de goedheid en het getuigenis” (“The Good, goodness and the witness”) investigates the relation between the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas and Vasili Grossman’s novel, Life and Fate. It includes an overview of Levinas’ published thoughts concerning the novel, the relationship between his philosophy and literature, and an interpretation of Levinas’ philosophical position centred on the concept of goodness. The relation between Levinas and Grossman is sought in an ethical position that relies on the an-archical goodness of the individual towards the other, rather than on an ideological interpretation of the absolute Good.Show less