The Ethical Demand

By: K. E. Løgstrup

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Hardcover | 19 March 2020

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The Ethical Demand (1956) by K. E. L¸gstrup is one of the great works of modern moral philosophy: it is presented here in a new translation with introduction and notes. L¸gstrup 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, L¸gstrup 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, L¸gstrup 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. L¸gstrup therefore makes a fundamental contribution to our understanding of the nature of-and basis for-our
obligations to each other. In this critical edition, L¸gstrup'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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This new edition of Logstrup's work includes a number of improvements over previous English translations. Most important, key terms and phrases are translated consistently, improving the readability and structure of Logstrup's arguments, and gendered pronouns, handled awkwardly in previous English editions, are also rendered consistently and in modern fashion. Scholars and readers of Kierkegaard and those working in this tradition should study this edition carefully. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. * R. C. Robinson, CHOICE *

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