فوكو و ليفيناس على حلبة سعودية : الضيافة بين سعيد السريحي و عبد الله المطيري

Abstract EN

This paper deals with the issue of hospitality as discussed by two Saudi intellectuals.

hospitality is a crucial concept to the world, as it is a meeting point between the self and the other.

therefore, a wide range of philosophers and writers have addressed the issue from different angles ; Enmanuel Kant is being one important example, who wrote a detailed peace of philosophy elaborating his theory of 'universal hospitality.

to Ar, and particularly saudis, hospitality has a special meaning, because it is connected to generosity which is a pillar of their moral values.

thus, Sa'īd Alsurayḥi, a well-known Saudi critic, published a book titled (the veil of habit : archeology of generosity from experience to discourse), where he deals with generosity and other related topics such as hospitality.

however, Abdullah Almuṭayri, an academic & philosopher, concentrates on hospitality in his (philosophy of the otherness : the other between Levinas & Sartre & the joy of hospitality).

influenced by Levinas's vision of ethics & others, Almuṭayri sheds light on philosophies of hospitality & the relationship with the other.

he concludes that hospitality helps create a model to the rest of the world where co-existence could happen.

applying some aspects of phenomenology, my paper analyses both works, in order to reveal similarities and differences between them, and extract traces of Foucault & Livinas in Alsurayḥi and Almuṭayri books.