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O tema da dor tem sido tratado, ao longo do tempo, pelos mais variados escritores. Trata-se da resposta a uma perda pessoal e, embora centrada na reacção emocional, tem também dimensões físicas, sociais e comportamentais. Neste artigo, referem-se algumas reflexões sobre o tema, procurando diversificar as perspectivas de que é abordado. Mencionam-se autores tão diferentes como C. S. Lewis, que propõe uma solução possível para o problema da dor, que tanto tem angustiado filósofos de todas as religiões, ao afirmar que um mundo sem dor é logicamente impossível; Martha Nussbaum, que pensa que a vergonha e aversão causadas pelo castigo também se podem considerar como parte do conceito de dor; e Susan Sontag, com a sua visão do horror e do sofrimento causados pela guerra e da sua relação com o mundo das imagens. O artigo termina com alguns comentários finais sobre as perspectivas apresentadas e sobre o tema em geral.
Along the time, multiple authors have treated the topic of pain. Pain is the reaction to a personal loss and, although focused on the emotional response, it also has physical, social and behavioral dimensions. In this article, in an attempt to diversify the perspectives from which it is approached, I mention several reflections on the topic. References are made to very different writers, such as C. S. Lewis, who proposes a possible solution for the problem of pain, which so much anguish has caused to philosophers of every religion, when he declares that a world without pain is logically impossible; Martha Nussbaum, who thinks that the shame and aversion caused by punishment can also be considered as part of the concept of pain and Susan Sontag, with her vision of the horror and the suffering caused by war and their relation to the world of images. The article closes with some final comments about the perspectives that have been presented and about the topic of pain in general.
Along the time, multiple authors have treated the topic of pain. Pain is the reaction to a personal loss and, although focused on the emotional response, it also has physical, social and behavioral dimensions. In this article, in an attempt to diversify the perspectives from which it is approached, I mention several reflections on the topic. References are made to very different writers, such as C. S. Lewis, who proposes a possible solution for the problem of pain, which so much anguish has caused to philosophers of every religion, when he declares that a world without pain is logically impossible; Martha Nussbaum, who thinks that the shame and aversion caused by punishment can also be considered as part of the concept of pain and Susan Sontag, with her vision of the horror and the suffering caused by war and their relation to the world of images. The article closes with some final comments about the perspectives that have been presented and about the topic of pain in general.
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Castigo Dor Guerra Imagens Vergonha Images Pain Punishment Shame War
Citation
PIRES, Maria Laura Bettencourt – Reflexões sobre a dor. Comunicação & Cultura. Lisboa. ISSN 1646-4877. 5 (Primavera-Verão 2008) 123-138
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Quimera