4. The Ethical Criticism of the Prevailing System. From the Perspective of the Negativity of the Victims

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. About the Series xi
4. Editor’s Foreword to the English Edition xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Introduction: World History of Ethical Systems 1
7. Part I: Foundation of Ethics
8. Introduction 53
9. 1. The Material Moment of Ethics. Practical Truth 55
10. 2. Formal Morality. Intersubjective Validity 108
11. 3. Ethical Feasibility and the “Goodness Claim” 158
12. Part II: Critical Ethics, Antihegemonic Validity, and the Praxis of Liberation
13. Introduction 205
14. 4. The Ethical Criticism of the Prevailing System. From the Perspective of the Negativity of the Victims 215
15. 5. The Antihegemonic Validity of the Community of Victims 291
16. 6. The Liberation Principle 355
17. Appendix 1. Some Theses in Order of Appearance in the Text 433
18. Appendix 2 . Sais: Capital of Egypt 447
19. Notes 453
20. Bibliography 655
21. Index 689
22. About the author 716