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Originally published in 2004. Thanks to computer simulations
science is beginning to understand complex natural processes such
as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. The
Significance of Complexity deals with the importance of the
sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. First,
three scientists explain the science of complexity and illustrate
it with concrete examples. Second, two scholars consider the
concept of complexity and possible applications of complexity
theory within the humanities, e.g. as a tool to understand the
interplay between the artist, the work of art and the user in
interactive art. Finally, three theologians ask what can be learned
from the science of complexity for a religious understanding of
humankind and the world. The Significance of Complexity is a
pioneering work exploring the import of a fascinating new branch of
science for human self-understanding. It caters for all those who
are interested in relating science to the quest for the meaning of
life.
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Controverting Kierkegaard
K E Løgstrup; Translated by Hans Fink, Kees van Kooten Niekerk; Edited by Bjørn Rabjerg, Robert Stern
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This is the first English edition of a major work by the Danish
philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). It is the
culmination of his critical engagement with Kierkegaardianism,
which had begun almost 20 years earlier. In this text, Løgstrup
focuses on four main themes in Kierkegaard: his understanding of
Christ and thus of Christianity; his understanding of suffering in
human existence; Christian vs. secular ethics; and Platonistic
influences on Kierkegaard's position, which Løgstrup characterises
as nihilistic. Løgstrup presents his own alternative conception in
response: that Christ revealed universal ontological ethical
structures that put Christians and non-Christians on a par; that
suffering is a basic human experience and so there is no such thing
as a particular Christian suffering; that sovereign expressions of
life such as trust, sincerity, and compassion are the fundamental
phenomena of ethics that enable our lives to function, and are thus
given as a gift of creation, not of faith; and finally that human
existence as created is meaningful and holds value and so is not a
Kierkegaardian 'nothingness' of mere relativity. As well as
offering a classic and yet controversial critique of Kierkegaard,
this text also develops Løgstrup's conception of the sovereign
expressions of life, which was to become central to his later
ethics, further deepening his distinctive understanding of the
human condition. Here translated in full for the first time, it
will now be possible for English-speaking readers to explore the
issues that drew Løgstrup into his controversion with Kierkegaard.
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Ethical Concepts and Problems (Hardcover)
Knud Ejler Logstrup; Translated by Kees van Kooten Niekerk, Kristian-Alberto Lykke Cobos; Introduction by Hans Fink; Edited by Bjorn Rabjerg, …
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This is first English edition of Ethical Concepts and Problems
(1971) by Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Logstrup
(1905-81). Originally published as a contribution to a textbook of
ethics for students of theology, it propounds a philosophical
ethics in continuity with Martin Luther's conception of the natural
law. We find here the core idea from The Ethical Demand, that in
our dealings with others we are faced with the demand that we take
care of them, now conceptualized as the central tenet of an
ontological ethics based on human interdependence as a fundamental
condition of life. Later in his career, Logstrup developed a
conception of what he called 'the sovereign expressions of
life'-spontaneous other-regarding impulses or ways of conduct such
as trust, sincerity, and compassion-and these are here described
and determined in their relation to the ethical demand and moral
norms. Furthermore, this key text discusses a number of central
ethical concepts such as duty, responsibility, will, and choice.
Logstrup also explores the relationship between love of the
neighbour and politics, before finally concluding with an extensive
discussion of political questions such as cultural policy,
democracy, and the right of resistance. Ethical Concepts and
Problems therefore offers an instructive survey of important parts
of Logstrup's ethical and political thinking, from theological
issues like Luther's doctrine of the bondage of the will, to the
ideas of philosophers such as Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, and
Kierkegaard. In this 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.
Das bewahrte Studienbuch von Svend Andersen, das jetzt in einer
uberarbeiteten und erweiterten Neuauflage vorliegt, gibt
Studierenden und anderen interessierten Lesern eine grundlegende
und konzentrierte Einfuhrung in die theologische und philosophische
Ethik.
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.
In Concern for the Other: The Ethics of K. E. Logstrup, eleven
scholars examine the structure, intention, and originality of
Logstrup's ethics as a whole. This collection of essays is a
companion to Beyond the Ethical Demand, as well as to The Ethical
Demand. The essays examine Logstrup's crucial concept of the
"sovereign expressions of life"; his view of moral principles as a
substitute for, or inferior form of, ethics; his relationships to
other philosophers, including the twentieth-century British moral
philosophers; and the role of his Lutheran background in his
ethics. Logstrup also firmly advanced the controversial thesis,
examined by several essays in this volume, that the demand for
"other-concern" central to his ethics does not depend on religious
faith.
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.
Originally published in 2004. Thanks to computer simulations
science is beginning to understand complex natural processes such
as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. The
Significance of Complexity deals with the importance of the
sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. First,
three scientists explain the science of complexity and illustrate
it with concrete examples. Second, two scholars consider the
concept of complexity and possible applications of complexity
theory within the humanities, e.g. as a tool to understand the
interplay between the artist, the work of art and the user in
interactive art. Finally, three theologians ask what can be learned
from the science of complexity for a religious understanding of
humankind and the world. The Significance of Complexity is a
pioneering work exploring the import of a fascinating new branch of
science for human self-understanding. It caters for all those who
are interested in relating science to the quest for the meaning of
life.
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