Ethical Subjects in Contemporary Culture

Shows how ethical subjectivity is not based on individual morals but contemporary culture

Taking his lead from the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, and engaging with a number of ethical thinkers, Dave Boothroyd addresses a number of key contemporary ethical subjects. In doing so, he reveals how responsibility is grounded in the everyday encounters and situations we are all familiar with.

• Pays particular attention to the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
• Engages with a number of important theorists of ethics and culture: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray, Foucault, Deleuze, Nancy and Badiou
• Focuses on ethical concerns such as sexual difference, vulnerability, secrecy, mediated communications, suffering, generosity, hospitality, friendship, censorship and death