Butler and Ethics
Moya Lloyd
Abstract
This edited volume explores Judith Butler’s work on ethics. It focuses on questions such as whether there has been an ‘ethical turn’ in her work or whether Butler’s increasing emphasis on ethics is merely the culmination of ideas inherent in her earlier writing. Precisely what kind of debt does Butler owe Levinas? What role does affect play in her most recent writings? How do ethics, politics, and affect connect to her increasing concern with violence, war, and conflict? What relation does Butler envisage between grievability and sensate democracy? How do her discussions of ethico-politics rel ... More
This edited volume explores Judith Butler’s work on ethics. It focuses on questions such as whether there has been an ‘ethical turn’ in her work or whether Butler’s increasing emphasis on ethics is merely the culmination of ideas inherent in her earlier writing. Precisely what kind of debt does Butler owe Levinas? What role does affect play in her most recent writings? How do ethics, politics, and affect connect to her increasing concern with violence, war, and conflict? What relation does Butler envisage between grievability and sensate democracy? How do her discussions of ethico-politics relate to her earlier understanding of politics as subversion? What is the nature of the relation between ethics and politics in her recent thinking?
Keywords:
Judith Butler,
Ethics,
Politics,
Violence,
Grievability,
Affect,
Vulnerability,
Responsibility
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780748678846 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: January 2016 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748678846.001.0001 |
