Abstract

GIMENEZ GIUBBANI, Analía. Ethics as an answer for the senseless pain in Emmanuel Levinas. Franciscanum [online]. 2012, vol.54, n.158, pp.99-116. ISSN 0120-1468.

Abstract The aim of this article is to theme the ethic matter in Levinas' philosophy as a reply to the senseless pain. Through the analysis of pain the author reaches the infinity of the responsibility to the Other, shown in his/her face, and consequently in God. The first part of this paper deals with the problem of evil from a phenomenological point of view and its consequences; the second part refers to what Levinas calls the "end of theodicy"- which comes from the historical events of the twentieth century. Finally, in a shortened approach, this paper exposes the coming of God to the idea through the meeting with the Other and the duty of giving an answer for his/her suffering.

Keywords : Suffering; evil; theodicy; God; responsibility.

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