Nærhetsetik

English translation: ethics of proximity

19:47 Nov 20, 2014

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Philosophy / Nærhetsetik?

Norwegian term or phrase: Nærhetsetik

Help please! I can't find this ANYWHERE.

Context:

Her kan du demonstrere hvilke implikasjoner nærhetsetikken vil ha: vi har et ansvar overfor barnet og familien hans; i hvert fall sammenlignet med de fremmede menneskene som ellers befinner seg på stedet.

Mark A McNaught KudoZ activity Questions: 12 (2 open) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 08:20

English translation:ethics of proximity

Explanation:
Or: proximity ethics.

I nærhetsetikken er
moralske handlinger ikke et produkt av rasjonelle og abstrakte overveielser, men hviler på mitt ansvar for «den andre».

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I believe both cover the Norwegian expression, although my suggestion, in my opinion, is more widely used. As the philosopher Levinas was the person who "invented" this type of ethics, I agreed to the term "Levinasian ethics".

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Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 09:20

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ethics of proximity

Vedis Bjørndal

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Levinasian ethics

Diarmuid Kennan

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Levinasian ethics

Explanation:
This may be the term you are looking for, but it's really just a guess.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 08:20
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Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks. This may be correct as it appears from my research that Emmanuel Levinas may either have or "be" the answer!

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peer agreement (net): +2

ethics of proximity

For det første i nærhetsetikken, utviklet av filosofen Emmanuel Lévinas (1906 – 95), som tar utgangspunkt i den unike relasjonen mellom et «jeg» og et «du»
In it I seek to delineate the constituent elements of what is often termed Levinas` ethics of proximity.

Reference: http://notatene.no/?p=304
Reference: http://www.tf.uio.no/forskning/aktuelt/arrangementer/disputa...

Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Many thanks. This is what I'm going to use as I have some independent corroboration, although I'm slightly confused by the fact that you agreed with "Levinasian ethics" and then suggested something else!

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