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Giménez Giubbani, Analía. 2012. “Ethics As an Answer for the Senseless Pain in Emmanuel Levinas”. Franciscanum 54 (158):99-116. https://doi.org/10.21500/01201468.884.
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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.

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