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The Ethical Demand (1956) by K. E. Logstrup is one of the great
works of modern moral philosophy: it is presented here in a new
translation with introduction and notes. Logstrup puts forward his
distinctive view concerning our vulnerability to each other and
what this requires of us in response. 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, Logstrup
emphasizes the fundamental interdependence of human life and how
this 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,
Logstrup argues, we must see 'life as a gift', rather than treating
ourselves as the sovereign grounds for our own 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. Logstrup therefore makes a
fundamental contribution to our understanding of the nature of-and
basis for-our obligations to each other. In this critical edition,
Logstrup'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.
The Danish theologian-philosopher K. E. Logstrup is second in
reputation in his homeland only to Soren Kierkegaard. He is best
known outside Europe for his The Ethical Demand, first published in
Danish in 1956 and published in an expanded English translation in
1997. Beyond the Ethical Demand contains excerpts, translated into
English for the first time, from the numerous books and essays
Logstrup continued to write throughout his life. In the first
essay, he engages the critical response to The Ethical Demand,
clarifying, elaborating, or defending his original positions. In
the next three essays, he extends his contention that human ethics
"demands" that we are concerned for the other by introducing the
crucial concept of "sovereign expressions of life." Like Levinas,
Logstrup saw in the phenomenon of "the other" the ground for his
ethics. In his later works he developed this concept of "the
sovereign expressions of life," spontaneous phenomena such as
trust, mercy, and sincerity that are inherently other-regarding.
The last two essays connect his ethics with political life.
Interest in Logstrup in the English-speaking academic community
continues to grow, and these important original sources will be
essential tools for scholars exploring the further implications of
his ethics and phenomenology.
The Danish theologian-philosopher K. E. Logstrup is second in
reputation in his homeland only to Soren Kierkegaard. He is best
known outside Europe for his The Ethical Demand, first published in
Danish in 1956 and published in an expanded English translation in
1997. Beyond the Ethical Demand contains excerpts, translated into
English for the first time, from the numerous books and essays
Logstrup continued to write throughout his life. In the first
essay, he engages the critical response to The Ethical Demand,
clarifying, elaborating, or defending his original positions. In
the next three essays, he extends his contention that human ethics
"demands" that we are concerned for the other by introducing the
crucial concept of "sovereign expressions of life." Like Levinas,
Logstrup saw in the phenomenon of "the other" the ground for his
ethics. In his later works he developed this concept of "the
sovereign expressions of life," spontaneous phenomena such as
trust, mercy, and sincerity that are inherently other-regarding.
The last two essays connect his ethics with political life.
Interest in Logstrup in the English-speaking academic community
continues to grow, and these important original sources will be
essential tools for scholars exploring the further implications of
his ethics and phenomenology.
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