How Long to Read The Ethical Demand

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ethical Demand?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Ethical Demand by K. E. Løgstrup

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Ethical Demand (1956) by K. E. Løgstrup is one of the great works of modern moral philosophy: it is presented here in a new translation with introduction and notes. Løgstrup 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, Løgstrup 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, Løgstrup 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. Løgstrup therefore makes a fundamental contribution to our understanding of the nature of-and basis for-our obligations to each other. In this critical edition, Løgstrup'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.

How long is The Ethical Demand?

The Ethical Demand by K. E. Løgstrup is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ethical Demand Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Ethical Demand aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ethical Demand?

The Ethical Demand is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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