Abstract

BECKEL, Maximiliano S.. Living being as problematic being in the work of Hans Jonas and Gilbert Simondon. Sig. Fil [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.48, pp.64-87.  Epub June 02, 2023. ISSN 1665-1324.

The article aims to relate the conceptions of the living in the works of Hans Jonas and Gilbert Simondon. The main points of convergence between the two authors are the intention to overcome the dualisms that have marked the discussions on this topic and the consideration of the problematic nature of the existence of living beings. In both cases, the tension that arises from this problematic being of the living is revealed as the result of its own becoming. This characterization of the living occurs in the case of Jonas through his conception of freedom and, in the case of Simondon, in his consideration of life as the preservation of a metastable state. The comparison of these authors will focus on three aspects: (1) the distinction between the living and the non-living; (2) the role of affectivity in living beings; and (3) the way death is understood. Finally, these conceptions about the phenomenon of life will be related to its ethical-political implications.

Keywords : life; freedom; pre-individual being; vulnerability; ethics.

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