New Books in Philosophy Jill Stauffer, "Ethical Loneliness: The Injustice of Not Being Heard" (Columbia UP, 2015)
Apr 19, 2019
Jill Stauffer, an Associate Professor and Director of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights at Haverford College, discusses her book, "Ethical Loneliness: The Injustice of Not Being Heard." She explores how survivors of injustice suffer further harm when their stories go unheard, a concept she terms "ethical loneliness." Stauffer critiques traditional justice systems for failing to account for survivor narratives and emphasizes the necessity of attentive listening. The conversation also covers the complexities of forgiveness, resentment, and the urgent need for reform in the criminal justice system.
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Ethical Loneliness Defined
- Ethical loneliness is the experience of being abandoned by humanity when survivors are not heard on their terms.
- Stauffer says trained listening practices and fear can render us unable to hear survivors' harms.
Hannah Resists A Resilience Narrative
- Stauffer recounts Hannah's Holocaust interviews where interviewers steered her toward resilience narratives.
- Hannah resisted because parts of her self did not survive and she wanted that acknowledged.
Sovereignty Depends On Others
- Autonomy depends on others creating and honoring spaces where it is possible to be sovereign.
- Stauffer uses Jean Améry to show parts of the self rely on social recognition and can be destroyed when not honored.
