K.E. Løgstrup

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K.E. Løgstrup


Born
in Vesterbro (Copenhagen), Denmark
September 02, 1905

Died
November 20, 1981

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Knud Ejler Løgstrup (1905–1981) was a Danish philosopher and theologian.
Løgstrup was an ethical intuitionist who was critical of rule-based ethics of the type advocated by Immanuel Kant. In other words, he disliked ethical systems which try to determine basic moral laws.
Løgstrup mentions philosopher Stephen Toulmin's example of an everyday situation: "I have borrowed a book from John and the question is now, why should I give it back today as I promised him?", Toulmin asks in order to derive more general moral rules. But if I give John back his book because "I should always keep my promises" or because of the more general rule "I should never lie", I treat him as a means; this is unethical, as well.
Morality is not about rules, but about the
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