Richard Amesbury – författare

What does it mean for ethics to say, as Wittgenstein did, that philosophy “leaves everything as it is”?Though clearly absorbed with ethical questions throughout his life and work, Wittgenstein's remarks about the subject do not easily lend themselves to summation or theorizing. Although many moral philosophers cite the influence or inspiration of Wittgenstein, there is little agreement about precisely what it means to do ethics in the light of Wittgenstein.Ethics after Wittgenstein brings together an international cohort of leading scholars in the field to address this problem. The chapters advance a conception of philosophical ethics characterized by an attention to detail, meaning and importance which itself makes ethical demands on its practitioners. Working in conversation with literature and film, engaging deeply with anthropology and critical theory, and addressing contemporary problems from racialized sexual violence against women to the Islamic State, these contributors reclaim Wittgenstein's legacy as an indispensable resource for contemporary ethics.

What does it mean for ethics to say, as Wittgenstein did, that philosophy “leaves everything as it is”? Though clearly absorbed with ethical questions throughout his life and work, Wittgenstein''s remarks about the subject do not easily lend themselves to summation or theorizing. Although many moral philosophers cite the influence or inspiration of Wittgenstein, there is little agreement about precisely what it means to do ethics in the light of Wittgenstein. Ethics after Wittgenstein brings together an international cohort of leading scholars in the field to address this problem. The chapters advance a conception of philosophical ethics characterized by an attention to detail, meaning and importance which itself makes ethical demands on its practitioners. Working in conversation with literature and film, engaging deeply with anthropology and critical theory, and addressing contemporary problems from racialized sexual violence against women to the Islamic State, these contributors reclaim Wittgenstein''s legacy as an indispensable resource for contemporary ethics.

What does it mean for ethics to say, as Wittgenstein did, that philosophy “leaves everything as it is”? Though clearly absorbed with ethical questions throughout his life and work, Wittgenstein''s remarks about the subject do not easily lend themselves to summation or theorizing. Although many moral philosophers cite the influence or inspiration of Wittgenstein, there is little agreement about precisely what it means to do ethics in the light of Wittgenstein. Ethics after Wittgenstein brings together an international cohort of leading scholars in the field to address this problem. The chapters advance a conception of philosophical ethics characterized by an attention to detail, meaning and importance which itself makes ethical demands on its practitioners. Working in conversation with literature and film, engaging deeply with anthropology and critical theory, and addressing contemporary problems from racialized sexual violence against women to the Islamic State, these contributors reclaim Wittgenstein''s legacy as an indispensable resource for contemporary ethics.

What does it mean for ethics to say, as Wittgenstein did, that philosophy “leaves everything as it is”?Though clearly absorbed with ethical questions throughout his life and work, Wittgenstein's remarks about the subject do not easily lend themselves to summation or theorizing. Although many moral philosophers cite the influence or inspiration of Wittgenstein, there is little agreement about precisely what it means to do ethics in the light of Wittgenstein.Ethics after Wittgenstein brings together an international cohort of leading scholars in the field to address this problem. The chapters advance a conception of philosophical ethics characterized by an attention to detail, meaning and importance which itself makes ethical demands on its practitioners. Working in conversation with literature and film, engaging deeply with anthropology and critical theory, and addressing contemporary problems from racialized sexual violence against women to the Islamic State, these contributors reclaim Wittgenstein's legacy as an indispensable resource for contemporary ethics.

Neuere historische Studien zeigen, dass wir uns Religion nicht immer so vorgestellt haben, wie wir es heute oft tun - als einen besonderen Bereich des Lebens oder der Gesellschaft. Der vorliegende Band versucht, das philosophische Studium der Religion über die Grenzen unseres modernen, begrenzten Verständnisses von dem, was als "Religion" zählt, hinaus zu bewegen.

Was ist eigentlich theologische Ethik? Durch die Beschäftigung mit konkreten Problemen angewandter Ethik gerät die Frage, was theologische Ethik ihrem Wesen nach ist, leicht in den Hintergrund. Die Beiträge, die eine Vortragsreihe zum 50-jährigen Bestehen des Zürcher Instituts für Sozialethik dokumentieren, stellen sich dieser Reflexionsaufgabe. Was macht das Theologische einer theologischen Ethik aus?, fragt etwa Wolfgang Huber, der zurzeit wohl bekannteste protestantische Ethiker im deutschen Sprachraum. Oder: Was sind die spezifischen Konturen evangelischer Ethik? Hat theologisch-ethisches Arbeiten sein eigenes Ethos? Neben Beiträgen namhafter Repräsentantinnen und Repräsentanten evangelischer und katholischer Provenienz (Elisabeth Gräb-Schmidt, Ulrich H. J. Körtner, Eberhard Schockenhoff) enthält der Band auch einen Text des bekannten englischen Philosophen John Cottingham, der die alte Idee, moralische Normen auf Gott als deren Urheber zurückzuführen, in der Auseinandersetzung mit aktuellen Positionen philosophischer Metaethik diskutiert und verteidigt.