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Moral Borderlands: Ethical Normativity in Liminal Spaces

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Title: Moral Borderlands: Ethical Normativity in Liminal Spaces
Authors: Eriksen, Cecilie
Publisher Information: Berghahn Books, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Subject Terms: Liminality, moral change, moral progress, moral anthropology, Normativity
Description: When life changes in major way, new moral territories open up that challenge our ‘ordinary ethics’. In her chapter, Eriksen investigate the ethical normativity of such liminal spaces by looking at the phenomenon of care in homeless life, testimonies from World War II and the post-transformation life of Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka’s short story The Metamorphosis. She does so in dialogue with Jarret Zigon’s concept of ‘a moral breakdown’, Jonathan Lear’s work on ‘ironic experiences’ and Anne O’Byrne’s idea of ‘an end of ethics’. The conversation throws a light on some of the resources, which can help people to recreate a moral world after radical changes and concludes that in human life there are no ethical voids.
Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
Language: English
DOI: 10.3167/9781800735972
Access URL: https://research-portal.uu.nl/en/publications/489cf83e-7e5b-4abe-9fbb-a341ee3a68d9
Accession Number: edsair.dris...02462..333c01d0ae248505b18b101d208114b7
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:When life changes in major way, new moral territories open up that challenge our ‘ordinary ethics’. In her chapter, Eriksen investigate the ethical normativity of such liminal spaces by looking at the phenomenon of care in homeless life, testimonies from World War II and the post-transformation life of Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka’s short story The Metamorphosis. She does so in dialogue with Jarret Zigon’s concept of ‘a moral breakdown’, Jonathan Lear’s work on ‘ironic experiences’ and Anne O’Byrne’s idea of ‘an end of ethics’. The conversation throws a light on some of the resources, which can help people to recreate a moral world after radical changes and concludes that in human life there are no ethical voids.
DOI:10.3167/9781800735972