Abstract

GIRALDO, Yicel Nayrobis  and  RUIZ SILVA, Alexander. Solidarity. The Language of Moral Sensitivity. Rev. colomb. educ. [online]. 2015, n.68, pp.311-334. ISSN 0120-3916.

This text presents a review, characterization and discussion of the concept of solidarity in the field of practical philosophy, from the perspectives of Richard Rorty, Karl-Otto Apel and Axel Honneth. It attempts to materialize its scope and limitations in dynamic and social processes often validated through moral inclinations based on principles of justice and equality. Although dealing with distinct -and, in some cases, diametrically conflicting- approaches aiming at the practical extension of the ethical field (Rorty), at the regulatory foundation of joint responsibility (Apel), at the acknowledgment of peculiarities for the construction of common projects (Honneth), a common starting point may be identified around the question and concern for the situation of the other, especially those who suffer, those compelling us to develop a sense of responsibility, those who demand from us recognition and social worth of their uniqueness. In consideration of the multiple differences and coincidences which may be stated concerning the concept in question, it is hereby stated that the very same concept allows building or rebuilding the ethical-political bond among subjects, on the basis of relations -sometimes asymmetrical, sometimes symmetrical- where the search for justice, in direct relation with the reduction of human suffering, plays a prevailing role.

Keywords : Solidarity; responsibility; recognition; suffering; justice.

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