Ethics of Alterity

This book puts into writing how alterity not only can be treated theoretically but also can be made accessible through writing as well as rendered relatable through reading. That is why it deals with exemplary interpersonal encounters in the world, in the arts, and in the media.

Jörg Sternagel is a scholar in media philosophy at the University of Passau, Germany. He is the author of Ethics of Alterity: Aisthetics of Existence (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023).

Acknowledgments Foreword: A personal response to Ethics of Alterity Tony McCaffrey Introduction Chapter 1: Opening Up Before Opening Up Chapter 2: Being Visible, Rendering Visible, and Being Invisible Chapter 3: Prosthethics Chapter 4: Face, Mask, and Visage Chapter 5: Responsivity of the Lived Body Chapter 6: Moments of the Ethical Chapter 7: Pathology of the Lived Body Chapter 8: Aesthetics of L'écriture Féminine Chapter 9: The Event of Hospitality Chapter 10: Vita Communis Chapter 11: Ethics of Ethics Notes Bibliography About the Author Index