The hope of the Totally Other

On the “Tears of Animals” in Adorno and Horkheimer

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  • ´Ana Paula de Ávila Gomide Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Keywords:

Domination of nature, Instrumental rationality, Mimesis, Animal ethics

Abstract

Based on the critical theory of Adorno and Horkheimer, this paper aims to present the issue of animal suffering in the civilizing process. We raised some elements related to the themes of the domination of nature, anti-Semitism, and mimetic behavior, as well as those referring to negative theology in Horkheimer, in order to be able to think about the animal question in the scope of an ethics that is based on the anxiety for justice for those who suffer in our society.

Author Biography

´Ana Paula de Ávila Gomide, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Ph.D. in Psychology from USP/SP. Professor at the Institute of Psychology at the Federal University of Uberlândia. Contact: ana.gomide@ufu.br

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2024-04-27 — Updated on 2024-12-09

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Vol. 8 (2024): Volume 8

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