Abstract
The ethical dimension is revealed in living our lives with others: I recognise myself as a person before the personal ‘you’ of others. From this interpersonal encounter, we may seek to understand the regular appeal to ‘human dignity’. More than an argument, it is a matter of exhortation. Recalling the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10, 29-37) the opening question is inverted – it is not a question of knowing who has a right to our help or our love; it is one of understanding ‘how’ and ‘for whom’ we are in a position to do some good – we discover that it is love that makes us creators of proximity.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-265 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Didaskalia |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |