ETHICS OF E. LÉVINAS IN PANDEMIC TIMES: TOTALITY, INFINITY, SENSITIVITY AND FACE TO FACE
The present work aimed to analyze certain concepts of the ethics of the Lithuanian philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas, to consult a possibility of a face-to-face relationship in these times of pandemic. The research method was a narrative review of the literature of the Western philosophical tradition in which Lévinas is a participant, and on articles that portray some consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Such a relationship addressed transcends the understanding of intersubjective relationships based on ontological relationships determined by the subject and object relationship. At the same time, this relationship goes beyond physical contact, not that it is not necessary, but it intends to approach a foundation that safeguards alterity, respects the “Other” that manifests itself to the “Same” without there being a totalization. It was found that the philosophical categories of ethics by E. Lévinas contribute to the face-to-face relationship in these times of pandemic and consequently, even in the absence of physical contact, there is a sign of sensitivity and care for the other.
ETHICS OF E. LÉVINAS IN PANDEMIC TIMES: TOTALITY, INFINITY, SENSITIVITY AND FACE TO FACE
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5582322214106
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Palavras-chave: 1. Totality. 2. Infinite. 3. Sensitivity. 4. Face to Face. 5. Pandemic.
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Keywords: 1. Totality. 2. Infinite. 3. Sensitivity. 4. Face to Face. 5. Pandemic.
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Abstract:
The present work aimed to analyze certain concepts of the ethics of the Lithuanian philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas, to consult a possibility of a face-to-face relationship in these times of pandemic. The research method was a narrative review of the literature of the Western philosophical tradition in which Lévinas is a participant, and on articles that portray some consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Such a relationship addressed transcends the understanding of intersubjective relationships based on ontological relationships determined by the subject and object relationship. At the same time, this relationship goes beyond physical contact, not that it is not necessary, but it intends to approach a foundation that safeguards alterity, respects the “Other” that manifests itself to the “Same” without there being a totalization. It was found that the philosophical categories of ethics by E. Lévinas contribute to the face-to-face relationship in these times of pandemic and consequently, even in the absence of physical contact, there is a sign of sensitivity and care for the other.
- Luiz Fernando Gomes Ferreira
