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.

"Ehre" gilt vielen als ein mit der Moderne unverträglicher Anachronismus. Begreift man jedoch "Ehre" als historisch variables Anerkennungsverhältnis, so lässt sich in spätmodernen Gesellschaften nicht nur das Fortleben traditioneller Ehrformen beobachten. Vielmehr treten auch Transformationsgestalten der Ehre in den Blick, in denen diese entweder mit Prestige und Status oder aber mit der Idee einer allgemeinen menschlichen Würde verbunden wird. Und gerade im letzteren Fall könnte "Ehre" einen Beitrag dazu leisten, demokratische Prinzipien nicht nur zu postulieren, sondern zu motivieren und weiterzuentwickeln. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes unternehmen eine kritische Untersuchung von Begriff und Phänomenen von "Ehre", die deren mögliche Gegenwartsrelevanz im Blick behält. Sie bedienen sich dabei historischer, philosophischer, ethischer und theologischer Zugänge und interkultureller Konkretionen.