Abstract
The purpose of the article is to discuss ethically the problem of ecological challenges in a time of individualistic morality. A philosophical production with these characteristics is justified by the possible ethical contribution in the face of the imminence of a global environmental crisis that can cause irreparable damage to nature, severe aggravation of social problems and seriously impair the quality of life for future generations. For this purpose, the issue addressed here can be translated through the following central questions: How does an individualistic moral scenario impact on the issue of our ethical-environmental responsibility? Is it possible to think of a philosophical contribution to overcome the problems arising from this situation? To achieve its objectives, the present work dialogues philosophically with Hans Jonas' theory of Responsibility Ethics. After a presentation on the insufficiency of individualism for the theme of ecological responsibility, the article maintains, as a proposal to contribute to the confrontation of this serious adversity, the need for a moral discourse that surpasses individualism, a post-individualist discourse, and raises questions relevant ethics focused on the future.
Highlights
The purpose of the article is to discuss ethically the problem of ecological challenges in a time of individualistic morality
A philosophical production with these characteristics is justified by the possible ethical contribution in the face of the imminence of a global environmental crisis that can cause irreparable damage to nature, severe aggravation of social problems and seriously impair the quality of life for future generations
The issue addressed here can be translated through the following central questions: How does an individualistic moral scenario impact on the issue of our ethical environmental responsibility? Is it possible to think of a philosophical contribution to overcome the problems arising from this situation? To achieve its objectives, the present work dialogues philosophically with Hans Jonas' theory of Responsibility Ethics
Summary
Para além do egoísmo ambiental: contribuições de uma ética pósindividualista para a questão ecológica. Com relação ao tema ecológico e suas perspectivas futuras, algumas reflexões no campo da Filosofia Política sinalizam que a democracia, modelo político propício para uma cultura individualista, não é capaz de estar à altura de dar respostas satisfatórias para os interesses das próximas gerações, importante elemento abordado pela Ética da Responsabilidade, de Hans Jonas. Tornase patente a insuficiência da política representativa atual face ao desafio que o problema ambiental constitui, uma vez que, por sua própria estrutura, não é capaz de salvaguardar os interesses das gerações futuras. Já está claro, por exemplo, que em termos de poluição e aquecimento global, Para além do egoísmo ambiental: contribuições de uma ética pósindividualista para a questão ecológica não se pode mais falar apenas em termos de Estados Nacionais. Assim, que nos cabe, por um imperativo de responsabilidade, a importante tarefa de construirmos uma cultura ética que supere o individualismo, ou, em termos hegelianos, suprassumao, sem necessariamente negar os avanços que a noção de indivíduo nos trouxe; uma ética, portanto, pósindividualista
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