La ética como respuesta al sufrimiento inútil en Emmanuel Levinas

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