Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic
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Resumo: | This article aims to present how the philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas understands the issues of suffering and evil in the world, hardships frequently considered as obstacles to the belief in God. Breaking away from the logic of theodicies, the French-Lithuanian philosopher developed original and instigating perspectives on these themes, placing them in an eminently ethical domain. It concerns an ethic that escapes reciprocity, in a context of asymmetry, with the granting of absolute priority to the other man. Such reflections are particularly relevant in the dramatic scenario established by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has given rise to suffering, death, and several uncertainties, among which the narrative of God. The new coronavirus has sparked a crisis of global dimensions, which raises the need for a new civilizational paradigm, prioritizing principles such as cooperation, human solidarity and ethical responsibility towards others, a horizon in which Lévinas' conceptions are included. |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemicO sofrimento e a questão de Deus: uma leitura de Lévinas em tempos de pandemiaEvil; God; Lévinas; Pandemic; Theodicy.Deus; Mal; Lévinas; Pandemia; Teodiceia.This article aims to present how the philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas understands the issues of suffering and evil in the world, hardships frequently considered as obstacles to the belief in God. Breaking away from the logic of theodicies, the French-Lithuanian philosopher developed original and instigating perspectives on these themes, placing them in an eminently ethical domain. It concerns an ethic that escapes reciprocity, in a context of asymmetry, with the granting of absolute priority to the other man. Such reflections are particularly relevant in the dramatic scenario established by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has given rise to suffering, death, and several uncertainties, among which the narrative of God. The new coronavirus has sparked a crisis of global dimensions, which raises the need for a new civilizational paradigm, prioritizing principles such as cooperation, human solidarity and ethical responsibility towards others, a horizon in which Lévinas' conceptions are included.O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar a compreensão do filósofo Emmanuel Lévinas no que concerne às questões do sofrimento e do mal no mundo, mazelas frequentemente consideradas como obstáculos à crença em Deus. O filósofo franco-lituano, fugindo da lógica das teodiceias, desenvolveu perspectivas instigantes e originais sobre esses temas, situando-os em um domínio eminentemente ético. Trata-se de uma ética que foge da reciprocidade, em um contexto de assimetria, com a concessão da prioridade absoluta ao outro homem. Tais reflexões são especialmente relevantes no dramático cenário estabelecido pela pandemia da Covid-19, de sofrimento, morte e incertezas diversas, inclusive no que diz respeito à narrativa de Deus. O novo coronavírus determinou uma crise de dimensões globais, que suscita a necessidade da instauração de um novo paradigma civilizacional, privilegiando princípios como a cooperação, a solidariedade humana e a responsabilidade ética para com o próximo, horizonte no qual as concepções de Lévinas estão inseridas.Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia2022-06-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-ReviewedEvaluados por los paresAvaliados pelos paresapplication/pdfhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/293010.31977/grirfi.v22i2.2930Griot : Revista de Filosofia; v. 22 n. 2 (2022); 268-2792178-1036reponame:Griot : Revista de Filosofiainstname:Universidade Federal do Recôncavo na Bahia (UFRB)instacron:UFRBporhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/2930/1733Copyright (c) 2022 Fabiano Victor de Oliveira Campos, Luiz Fernando Pires Diashttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Oliveira Campos, Fabiano Victor Pires Dias, Luiz Fernando2022-06-19T21:38:26Zoai:seer.www.ufrb.edu.br:article/2930Revistahttp://www.ufrb.edu.br/griot/PUBhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/oai||griotrevista@gmail.com2178-10362178-1036opendoar:2022-06-19T21:38:26Griot : Revista de Filosofia - Universidade Federal do Recôncavo na Bahia (UFRB)false |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic O sofrimento e a questão de Deus: uma leitura de Lévinas em tempos de pandemia |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic de Oliveira Campos, Fabiano Victor Evil; God; Lévinas; Pandemic; Theodicy. Deus; Mal; Lévinas; Pandemia; Teodiceia. |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic |
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Suffering and the question of God: a reading of Levinas in times of pandemic |
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de Oliveira Campos, Fabiano Victor |
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de Oliveira Campos, Fabiano Victor Pires Dias, Luiz Fernando |
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Pires Dias, Luiz Fernando |
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de Oliveira Campos, Fabiano Victor Pires Dias, Luiz Fernando |
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Evil; God; Lévinas; Pandemic; Theodicy. Deus; Mal; Lévinas; Pandemia; Teodiceia. |
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Evil; God; Lévinas; Pandemic; Theodicy. Deus; Mal; Lévinas; Pandemia; Teodiceia. |
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This article aims to present how the philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas understands the issues of suffering and evil in the world, hardships frequently considered as obstacles to the belief in God. Breaking away from the logic of theodicies, the French-Lithuanian philosopher developed original and instigating perspectives on these themes, placing them in an eminently ethical domain. It concerns an ethic that escapes reciprocity, in a context of asymmetry, with the granting of absolute priority to the other man. Such reflections are particularly relevant in the dramatic scenario established by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has given rise to suffering, death, and several uncertainties, among which the narrative of God. The new coronavirus has sparked a crisis of global dimensions, which raises the need for a new civilizational paradigm, prioritizing principles such as cooperation, human solidarity and ethical responsibility towards others, a horizon in which Lévinas' conceptions are included. |
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