El mesianismo según Emmanuel Levinas
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2021
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Pontificio Seminario Mayor San Rafael
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El presente artículo investiga los fundamentos creacionales del mesianismo en el pensamiento del pensador judío Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995). Revisando diversos escritos judíos y filosóficos del autor se muestra que el ser humano, creado a partir de la nada, separado, soberano en su dependencia, está convocado a ser responsable y a promover la vida de los demás, sustituyendo, incluso, a los otros, poniéndose en su lugar, asumiendo sus pesares y dolores, haciéndose cargo de ese modo del sufrimiento universal. Con todo, para Levinas el “yo” es quien está llamado a asumir su singular vocación mesiánica, a afirmar “heme aquí” (envíame). Y este mismo Yo es aquel, que antes de toda decisión, ha sido elegido para soportar toda la responsabilidad del Mundo y en consecuencia es el llamado a ser “Mesías”.
This article investigates the creational foundations of messianism in the thought of the Jewish thinker Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995). Reviewing various Jewish and philosophical writings of the author it is shown that the human being, created from nothing, separated, sovereign in his dependence, is summoned to be responsible and promote the lives of others, even replacing others, putting himself in his place, assuming his sorrows and pains, thereby taking charge of universal suffering. However, for Levinas the “I” is the one who is called to assume his singular messianic vocation, to affirm “here I am” (send me). And this same “I” is the one who, before any decision, has been chosen to bear all the responsibility of the World and consequently is the call to be “Messiah”.
This article investigates the creational foundations of messianism in the thought of the Jewish thinker Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995). Reviewing various Jewish and philosophical writings of the author it is shown that the human being, created from nothing, separated, sovereign in his dependence, is summoned to be responsible and promote the lives of others, even replacing others, putting himself in his place, assuming his sorrows and pains, thereby taking charge of universal suffering. However, for Levinas the “I” is the one who is called to assume his singular messianic vocation, to affirm “here I am” (send me). And this same “I” is the one who, before any decision, has been chosen to bear all the responsibility of the World and consequently is the call to be “Messiah”.
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Creación, Separación, Criatura, Responsabilidad, Sustitución, Mesianismo, Emmanuel Levinas, Creation, Separation, Creature, Responsibility, Substitution, Messianism, Emmanuel Levinas