PHILOSOPHY IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF KARL JASPERS

• Autor(a) principal: Marins, Nivaldo Duarte de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Sapere Aude (Belo Horizonte. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/SapereAude/article/view/25801
• topic: Pandemic; Jaspers; Truth; Comunication; Reason; Pandemia; Jaspers; Verdade; Comunicação; Razão

A pandemic is a public health problem. A pandemic involves efforts of medical knowledge. The question arises: What is the contribution of philosophy in this pandemic? Through the text, based on the philosophy of the Existence of Karl Jaspers, we express an answer. First of all, we value the truth on the scientific level. The truth that is demonstrated and accepted by the scientific community. The truth that comes from science is welcomed, by each one of us, through a proper moment of choice and rationality. This position will be called by Jaspers “solitary heroism”. However, such heroism is incomplete. We demonstrate in the text that the solitary heroism should be complemented by solidarity heroism. The solidarity heroism concerns communication that we carryout with the community in which we live. The communication with the other will play a central role not only in our personal growth, but above all in the dissemination of scientific truth. Finally,we invoke possible preconceptions against our point of view that will be refuted. We advogate that the complementary axis of the forms of heroism are preserved by the presence of Reason ,in the face of immense upcoming challenges.