Retrait de Dieu et question du mal
(2002) Revue Philosophique de Louvain — Vol. 100, n° 3, p. 527-548 (2002)
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- Reference to myth and to the contribution of its symbolic figures characterises a considerable part of Jonas' writing and, in particular, that part influenced by the appalling Shoa. The events of Auschwitz, an extreme experiment in dehumanisation, impose on us a redefinition of philosophical categories and especially of the concept of God. There then arises the problem of the articulation of rational thought with the language of myth, which is often fantastic and imaginative. The A. proposes her an ethical-anthropological reading of the complex symbolism which Jonas appears to borrow from the Kabbala: the gesture of the Tsimtsoum, the withdrawal of the Absolute, which has renounced itself and its omnipotence in favor of the autonomy of man, sends back the latter to adopt infinite responsibility.
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Rea, C. (2002). Retrait de Dieu et question du mal. Revue Philosophique de Louvain, 100(3), 527-548. https://doi.org/10.2143/RPL.100.3.694 (Original work published 2002)