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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.
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