One of the main criticisms I hear against thinkers like Heidegger and Levinas is that they aren’t directive enough. They don’t tell us what to do. The reason for this dissatisfaction is that our world is dominated by two ethical paradigms, consequentialism and deontology.
Consequentialism is the belief that only outcomes matter. Deontology is the belief …
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