{"product_id":"the-ethical-demand-k-e-lgstrup-9780198855989","title":"The Ethical Demand","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Ethical Demand\u003c\/em\u003e (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\u003cbr\u003eresponse. 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\u003cbr\u003ethis 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\u003cbr\u003eown 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\u003cbr\u003eobligations 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. E. Lstrup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198855982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198855989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021","brand":"K. E. Lstrup","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43941202100479,"sku":"9780198855989","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1d0c7726-c488-40cb-a46d-b0a7902720a1.jpg?v=1681451520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ethical-demand-k-e-lgstrup-9780198855989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}