Concern for the Other : Perspectives on the Ethics of K. E. Løgstrup

In Concern for the Other: The Ethics of K. E. Løgstrup , eleven scholars examine the structure, intention, and originality of Løgstrup'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 Løgstrup'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. Løgstrup 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 Conception Of Ethics And The Ethical In K.e. Løgstrup's The Ethical Demand / Hans Fink -- In The Eyes Of A Lutheran Philosopher : How Løgstrup Treated Moral Thinkers / Svend Andersen -- The Genesis Of K.e. Løgstrup's View Of Morality As A Substitute / Kees Van Kooten Niekerk -- Principles And Situations : K.e. Løgstrup And British Moral Philosophers Of The Twentieth Century / Brenda Almond -- The Use Of Principles In Ethical Situations : A Response To Almond / Anne Marie Pahuus -- The Liquid Modern Adventures Of The Sovereign Expression Of Life / Zygmunt Bauman -- The Ethical Demand In Global Perspective : A Response To Bauman / Øjvind Larsen -- Human Nature And Human Dependence : What Might A Thomist Learn From Reading Løgstrup? / Alasdair Macintyre -- Sovereign Expressions Of Life, Virtues, And Actions : A Response To Macintyre / Svein Aage Christoffersen -- Donum Or Datum? K.e. Løgstrup's Religious Account Of The Gift Of Life / Hans S. Reinders -- A Response To Hans Reinders's Donum Or Datum? / Jakob Wolf. Edited By Svend Andersen And Kees Van Kooten Niekerk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "In Concern for the Other: Perspectives on 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 morality as a substitute for, or inferior form of, spontaneous concern for the other; his relationships to other philosophers, including the twentieth-century British moral philosophers; and the role played by his Lutheran background in the development of 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."--BOOK JACKET Examines the structure, intention, and originality of K E 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"". It also examines Logstrup's crucial concept of the ""sovereign expressions of life"" and his view of moral principles as a substitute for ethics.