Responsabilidade e cuidado: um novo ethos para uma sociedade biocentrada

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the Responsibility Principle (PR) and the Ethics of Care (EC) as the possibility of a new ethos, where society is thought of in a biocentric way. We find in Deep Ecology the reconciliation of these two ethical theories: responsibility and care, demonstrating the profound consistency existing in the thinking of Hans Jonas and Leonardo Boff. Important philosophical contributions emerge within these categories of analysis, representing the possibility of rethinking the attitude of Man - endowed, based on these assumptions, with a deep awareness of the condition of “being a natural human” and the consequences of his actions (individual and collective) ) in the relationship with Nature. The methodological path taken in this work to achieve the objectives consists of a theoretical research where some basic works of Hans Jonas, Leonardo Boff and Fritz Capra guided the investigation, respectively: “the Responsibility Principle: an ethics test for technological civilization”, “Knowledge Caring: ethics of human-compassion for the land ”and“ The web of life ”. The consultation of articles and other publications by the authors Jonas and Boff helped in the cataloging of their works, making it possible to construct tables 01 (synthesis of Hans Jonas' publications regarding (PR) and 02 (synthesis of Leonardo Boff's publications regarding (EC). The understanding of this investigation has become an important result of the research by relating global environmental events to the productions of these authors. The reflections provoked by this study demonstrated the great importance of Philosophy in the construction of a biocentric society, implying a certain standard of society organization - where the choice is ours: adopt a “good life” based on the ethical principles presented or continue a live full of metabolic failures. The ethical theories of Responsibility and Care can contribute to a new way of acting for men in the face of social and environmental vulnerabilities in contemporary Society.