The present work aims to compile a series of approximations, readings and lines of intervention in reality characterized by the defense and application of philosophy as a way of clarifying the problems and their resolution strategies.
In this sense, the book's basis is based on the need for researchers in philosophy at the Catholic University of Pernambuco, in the city of Recife, in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, to make explicit their reflections on axial issues of ethics and epistemology.
This is a collection of philosophical papers divided into two central themes: ethics and epistemology. This work, more than a manual of philosophy, consists of uniting thoughts, paths and proposals for reflection from Brazil, but which can be inspiring for researchers from other parts of the world.
Contents
HEALTH FORMATION: POLICIES AND ACTORS IN THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST: A BIOETHIC QUESTION
Ermano Rodrigues do Nascimento
ARGUMENTATION AND CONSTITUTION OF MORAL CONSCIENCE: POLITICAL ARBITRARIETY INVOLVING YOUNG BRAZILIANS OF LOW AGE
Ricardo Pinho Souto
REFLECTIONS ON RHETORICAL LANGUAGE
Eleonoura Enoque da Silva
Martha Solange Perrusi
EL DERECHO Y LA SUBJECTIVACIÓN (POR OTROS MEDIOS):APROXIMACIONES A PARTIR DE MICHEL FOUCAULT
Stéfano Gonçalves Régis Toscano
A REFLECTION ON THE BRAZILIAN MALANDRAGEM IN THE LIGHT OF THE GREEK NOTION OF MÉTIS
João Evangelista Tude de Melo Neto
LA FILOSOFÍA DE SØREN KIERKEGAARD Y LA NOCIÓN DE EXISTENCIA HUMANA ENTRE ESTÉTICA, ÉTICA Y RELIGIÓN
André Luiz Holanda de Oliveira
ETHICS AND LAW: A NECESSARY RELATIONSHIP
Gerson Francisco de Arruda Júnior
THE STRUCTURE OF ACTION IN THE THINKING OF HOBBES. IN DEFENCE OF COMPATIBILISM
Danilo Vaz-Curado Ribeiro de Menezes Costa
DEMOKRATIE, STAATSBÜRGERSCHAFT UND KAMPF UM ANERKENNUNG BEI JÜRGEN HABERMAS
Karl Heinz Efken
Objectives and Themes
This collection of philosophical papers aims to compile diverse perspectives on ethics and epistemology from researchers at the Catholic University of Pernambuco, Brazil. The work serves as an exploration of how philosophical inquiry can clarify contemporary social, political, and legal problems, offering insights that resonate with global research discourse.
- The intersection of bioethics, public policy, and health professional training in the Brazilian Northeast.
- Moral conscience and argumentation processes among youth in conflict with the law.
- Political philosophy as a tool for understanding power dynamics, law, and social structures.
- The relationship between aesthetics, ethics, and religion in existential philosophy.
- The necessity of ethics in the foundational structure of law and democratic citizenship.
Extract from the Book
1. The logic of life: life with dignity
The logic of the maintenance of life makes the priority condition be the dimension of care as being a fundamental element in the formative discussion of the one who attentive to the task of caring from the awareness that it is by health that one can have long life and quality. In this sense, health workers or health professionals carry a significant social responsibility. Nevertheless, it is a professional who neglects this responsibility by neglecting the care for the life of the patient (patient) as it may happen in the Northeastern reality and even with a certain frequency, mainly, with a simply market vision of health. However, to be aware that human existence is biggets than its biological life and requires the actors involved in this process to perceive the greatness of the human being on the one hand and its fragility on the other, in that way, when human face a disease, his feel, most times is, impotent.
When the health professional become conscious that defending life by caring for and ensuring the patient's health gives him the conviction and sense of fulfillment of duty, it is certainly because, in each procedure performed, the benefit caused in the patient demonstrates the dimension ethics ennobling the professional humanely. nevertheless, their formative capacity (ethico-bioethics) and their intellectual (scientific and technical) knowledge are evident. The academic universe must therefore be considered as a privileged place reserved to be the environment from which emerge great experiences and formation of intellectual mentors and implacable researchers, able to assume ethically the reality in a lucid and transparent way with exclusive dedication and ability to renounce oneself to the realization of the common good.
Summary of Chapters
HEALTH FORMATION: POLICIES AND ACTORS IN THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST: A BIOETHIC QUESTION: This chapter analyzes the intersection of public policy, health education, and professional responsibility in the Brazilian Northeast, emphasizing the need for a bioethical approach to patient care.
ARGUMENTATION AND CONSTITUTION OF MORAL CONSCIENCE: POLITICAL ARBITRARIETY INVOLVING YOUNG BRAZILIANS OF LOW AGE: This study examines how argumentative discourse influences the moral development of young individuals in conflict with the law, focusing on the deconstruction of their perceptions of justice.
REFLECTIONS ON RHETORICAL LANGUAGE: This chapter discusses the intersections between ethics, politics, and rhetoric, specifically through an analysis of conflicts in Sophocles' "Antigone".
EL DERECHO Y LA SUBJECTIVACIÓN (POR OTROS MEDIOS): APROXIMACIONES A PARTIR DE MICHEL FOUCAULT: An exploration of Foucault's genealogical analysis of power, war, and law, contextualized within the current social and political polarization.
A REFLECTION ON THE BRAZILIAN MALANDRAGEM IN THE LIGHT OF THE GREEK NOTION OF MÉTIS: This paper investigates the duality of moral paradigms in Brazil, comparing the concept of 'malandragem' with the Greek notion of 'métis' as a survival strategy.
LA FILOSOFÍA DE SØREN KIERKEGAARD Y LA NOCIÓN DE EXISTENCIA HUMANA ENTRE ESTÉTICA, ÉTICA Y RELIGIÓN: An analysis of Kierkegaard's existential philosophy, focusing on the movement from aesthetic, to ethical, to religious stages of human existence.
ETHICS AND LAW: A NECESSARY RELATIONSHIP: This chapter argues for the inseparable link between ethics and law, criticizing the positivist efforts to separate the two spheres.
THE STRUCTURE OF ACTION IN THE THINKING OF HOBBES. IN DEFENCE OF COMPATIBILISM: This paper defends Hobbesian compatibilism, exploring the relationship between liberty, necessity, and causality in human action.
DEMOKRATIE, STAATSBÜRGERSCHAFT UND KAMPF UM ANERKENNUNG BEI JÜRGEN HABERMAS: This chapter analyzes Habermas's democratic models, comparing liberal and republican concepts and the role of communicative action in democracy.
Keywords
Ethics, Epistemology, Bioethics, Human Formation, Argumentation, Moral Conscience, Rhetoric, Politics, Malandragem, Existentialism, Law, Compatibilism, Democracy, Citizenship, Habermas.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the core focus of this publication?
This book explores various philosophical investigations into ethics, epistemology, and social structures, primarily within the Brazilian context but drawing upon global philosophical traditions.
What are the central thematic areas covered?
The main themes include political philosophy, bioethics in health education, existentialism, legal philosophy, the analysis of rhetoric, and the investigation of cultural paradigms like "malandragem".
What is the primary objective of this work?
The primary objective is to unite thoughts and proposals for reflection on axial issues of ethics and epistemology, demonstrating the application of philosophy in clarifying real-world problems.
Which scientific methods are utilized by the contributors?
The contributors utilize a variety of methods, including genealogical analysis (Nietzsche, Foucault), rhetorical analysis (Aristotle), and comparative philosophical analysis of classical and contemporary texts.
What topics are addressed in the main body of the work?
The main body treats issues such as the training of health professionals, the moral development of youth, the relationship between law and morality, the nature of human existence, and democratic discourse theory.
Which keywords best characterize these papers?
Ethics, Epistemology, Law, Existentialism, Democracy, Argumentation, and Power are key terms that define the collection's interdisciplinary focus.
How does the work analyze the concept of 'malandragem'?
The paper on this subject analyzes it as a form of "duality of moral paradigms" in Brazil, identifying parallels with the Greek concept of 'métis' and the mythological archetype of Pedro Malazarte.
How does the book address the intersection of law and ethics?
The work contends that law cannot subsist independently of ethics, arguing that moral principles are essential foundations for the validity and legitimacy of any legal system.
- Quote paper
- Professor Assistente Danilo Vaz-Curado Ribeiro de Menezes Costa (Author), 2018, Contemporary Issues Across Ethics and Epistemology, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/426988
