ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AND CENTERED RATIONALITY: CHALLENGES FOR A CONSCIOUSNESS OF CARE

Abstract

Contextualization: This article uses a meditative approach to reflect on our common home. It is argued that centered rationality, as understood by Jacques Derrida, and market-centric logic are responsible for the totalization of subjects and environmental degradation. In this reflection, the culture of the same is interconnected with the ecological crisis that, when combined, haunts us in contemporary times. The philosophical thought of Emmanuel Lévinas and the studies of Enrique Leff are integrated as pertinent theoretical references to inaugurate and bring about an awareness of care for our common home, an awareness of environmental sustainability and responsibility for the Other.

Objetive: The main objective of the research is to investigate the multiplicity of dimensions that constitute the human being and to propose the awareness of care as an alternative to the inhumane and degrading scenarios of contemporary times.

Method: The research was conducted using the inductive method.

Result: As a result, it is expected to contribute to a legal hermeneutics that represents a fair and balanced transition to overcome the ecological crisis.