Obligation and the Fact of Sense

Bryan Lueck

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2019

Obligation and the Fact of Sense

Bryan Lueck

In the series Contemporary Continental Ethics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474442756

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A substantially new account of obligation, inspired by major thinkers in the Continental tradition

Bryan Lueck offers a substantially new solution to a classic philosophical problem: how is it possible that morality genuinely obligates us, binding us without regard to our perceived or actual well-being? Staging a fruitful dialogue between the analytic and Continental philosophical traditions, while reflecting specifically on the work of Hegel, Merleau-Ponty, Serres and Nancy, Lueck offers a creative new approach. Building on Immanuel Kant’s fact of reason – the idea that being a moral subject presupposes that one has accepted the bindingness of obligation – Lueck shows that moral obligation must be rethought as the fact of sense.

Key Features

Presents a substantially new approach to the classic philosophical problem of the source of normativity
Provides a detailed account of the history of western philosophical reflection on obligation
Develops the ethical implications of the work of 20th century and contemporary Continental philosophers who are not typically regarded as moral philosophers
Suggests new and fruitful paths of research on the work of Merleau-Ponty, Serres and Nancy

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Ethics in the Sheep’s Shop Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Four Early Modern Accounts of Obligation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
2. The Copernican Revolution in Ethics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3. Perceptual and Expressive Sense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
4. Noise Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
5. Abandonment and the Moral Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
6. Indifference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 232
Keywords: Philosophy

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Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474442756