KIERKEGAARD'S ETHIC OF LOVE This page intentionally left blank Kierkegaard's Ethic of Love MANDS AND MORAL OBLIGATIONS C. STEPHEN EVANS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6 DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok BuenosAiresCape Town Chennai Dar esSalaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi S?o Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York ? C. Stephen Evans2004 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2004 All rightsreserved. No part of thispublication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate anization. Enquiriesconcerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available ISBN 0 – 19 – 927217 – 4 ********** Typeset by Kolam Information Services Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry, India. Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by BiddlesLtd., King'sLynn, Norfolk To Joel and Janis Carpenter, Good and Loving Friends This page intentionally left blank PREFACE In the last thirty years there has been a resurgence of interest in mand theories of moral obligation. There hasalso been rene
