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Ethical Demand

By Løgstrup, K E

Ethical Demand

By Løgstrup, K E

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The Ethical Demand (1956) by K. E. Løgstrup is one of the great works of modern moral philosophy: it is presented here in a new translation with introduction and notes. Løgstrup puts forward his distinctive view concerning our vulnerability to each other and what this requires of us inresponse. He starts by considering Jesus's 'proclamation' to love your neighbour and how this can be understood in 'purely human terms' as relating to basic features of our existence. Reflecting on the phenomenon of trust, Løgstrup emphasizes the fundamental interdependence of human life and howthis gives rise to an 'ethical demand' on us to care for the other, which he characterizes as radical, silent, one-sided, and unfulfillable. In order to make sense of a demand of this sort, Løgstrup argues, we must see 'life as a gift', rather than treating ourselves as the sovereign grounds for ourown existence. He contrasts this demand to social norms, which are often reciprocal in this way, and argues that while such norms are changeable, the ethical demand itself is absolute. Løgstrup therefore makes a fundamental contribution to our understanding of the nature of-and basis for-ourobligations to each other. In this critical edition, Løgstrup's original text is accurately rendered into readable English and paired with an introduction which explains the main themes and wider context of the work.
Product details
Number of Pages:
294
Release Date:
2020-05-15
Publication Date:
2020-05-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198855982
ISBN13:
9780198855989
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[email protected]
Weight:
608 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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