Beyond the Ethical Demand

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Title Page, Copyright

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Contents

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pp. v-

Preface

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pp. vii-viii

The idea of publishing an English translation of central texts from K. E. Løgstrup’s later ethical work arose at an international workshop organized by the Løgstrup Archive and held at the Sandbjerg Estate in Denmark from 8 to...

Introduction

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pp. ix-xxxii

Over the last fifteen years a new interest in the ethics of the Danish theologian and philosopher K. E. Løgstrup¹ has arisen in the Anglo-American world. Th is interest gave rise, among other things, to a new edition of his recognized book...

1. Rejoinder

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pp. 1-48

The aim of the following pages is to consider some of the criticism that has been leveled against The Ethical Demand (1956). In doing so, I have chosen to disregard the shorter reviews, for although several of them off er interesting criticisms, they are not really written...

2. The Sovereign Expressions of Life

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pp. 49-82

In Opgør med Kierkegaard (Controverting Kierkegaard), Løgstrup’s critical assessment of Kierkegaard’s understanding of Christian belief provides the context for his exposition of the notion of the sovereign expressions of life. These are formulated and elucidated in Part Three, which carries the...

3. Sovereign Expressions of Life, the Golden Rule, Character Traits, and Norms

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pp. 83-122

At four o’clock in the morning there is an insistent ring at the door. When the woman descends the secret police are outside, demanding that she open up. Once inside, they ask for her husband. They are informed that, as it happens, he is not at home...

4. Norms and Expressions of Life

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pp. 123-139

We are normally unaware of what it is that sustains us in our actions and enterprises. Initially, and for the most part, it is hidden, so preoccupied are we with the things we want to accomplish through our actions, so preoccupied are we with the goals...

5. Politics and Ethics

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pp. 141-148

There are two different types of power. One is the immediate or strictly personal power that one person exercises over another. This is occasionally also referred to as psychological power. The underlying idea is that the life of one person is interwoven with that of another...

6. Expressions of Life and Ideas

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pp. 149-165

If it is the spontaneous and sovereign expressions of life that engender ethics, any attempt to elucidate the relation between ethics and politics prompts the important question of how expressions of life relate to the social order. At first glance...

Index

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pp. 167-173