Einstein e Freud: guerra e paz num diálogo interdisciplinar

• Autor(a) principal: Beust, Luis Henrique
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/24815
• topic: Einstein; Freud; guerra; paz; cultura de paz; educação para a paz; Einstein; Freud; war; peace; culture of peace; peace of education; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO

The present work makes a case for the relevance of Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud s exchange on war and peace for current efforts towards establishing a Culture of Peace as designated by the UN/UNESCO International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010). Two open letters exchanged between Einstein and Freud in 1932 served as the principle source for this investigation. In these letters exchanged under the auspices of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations Einstein and Freud describe their rationale regarding the causes of war and the possible paths which might lead to the establishment of a lasting peace between the Nations. This paper analyzes the perspectives of Einstein and Freud in relation to war and peace in light of the theoretical framework given by Norberto Bobbio s characterization of the contemporary modes of pacifism ( paths to peace ). In spite of the fact that seventy years have passed since Einstein and Freud discussed their views on war and peace and notwithstanding the fact that some of Freud´s thinking has been challenged since, the author concludes by suggesting that the exchange between Einstein and Freud is directly in line with, and contributes towards, current efforts to promote a Culture of Peace particularly regarding their shared view that war is not intrinsic to human nature and therefore can be eliminated. In retrospect, the contribution that Einstein and Freud can make towards the goal of establishing a Culture of Peace stems as much from their exchange as it does from the fact that these two thinkers have become icon figures of the 20th century.