Abstracts
Résumé
La solitude de l’être se manifeste tout particulièrement dans le travail, la peine, la souffrance, que le philosophe Emmanuel Levinas rattache à l’engagement de toute personne dans l’existence. Peut-on rêver que la science et la technologie en arrivent à éliminer la souffrance, voire la mort ? Cet article pose la question. Il tente de distinguer souffrance et douleur, développe des considérations sur le rôle et les conséquences de la douleur, sur la revendication de l’individu qui réclame le droit d’être soulagé quand il souffre et sur l’éthique de la compassion.
Mots-clés :
- douleur,
- souffrance,
- alliance thérapeutique,
- compassion
Abstract
Man’s solitude is part of his everyday existence. It reveals itself especially in his work, his sadness and in his suffering as pointed out by the philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. Can we hope that one day science and technology will eliminate pain, suffering and even death? This is the question raised by this article. In it, we try to distinguish between pain and suffering; to consider the purpose and the effects of pain; to ask whether or not a person has the right to be treated for pain with everything that is available and to make proposals on the ethics of compassion.
Keywords:
- pain,
- suffering,
- therapeutic alliance,
- compassion
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