Meanders of Vilém Flusser’s Ethics of Alterity

The article considers the central place the ideas of transcension and affective responsibility play in the thought of the Czech-Brazilian philosopher Vilém Flusser. From this, it outlines some of the intricacies of what can be termed a typically Flusserian ethics of alterity. In the process, it will...

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Published in:Sophia 2024-07
Main Author: Dias da Silva, Wanderley
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The article considers the central place the ideas of transcension and affective responsibility play in the thought of the Czech-Brazilian philosopher Vilém Flusser. From this, it outlines some of the intricacies of what can be termed a typically Flusserian ethics of alterity. In the process, it will be revealed that all of this leads Flusser curiously back to Hegel. The return to Hegel indicates, among other things, that any attempt to philosophize about the experience of otherness seems always to give the Swabian philosopher the last word.
ISSN:0038-1527
1873-930X
DOI:10.1007/s11841-024-01033-x