Are there still natural disasters?

Authors

  • Jean-Pierre Dupuy École Polytechnique, Paris, e Universidade de Stanford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2006181.13

Keywords:

natural disasters, nature of evil, moral evil

Abstract

The Lisbon earthquake of 1 November 1755 produced a completely new concept of evil, formulated by Rousseau: there is only moral evil, and man is entirely responsible for it, including the damage caused by natural disasters. But this idea splintered with the moral disasters of the twentieth century. With new threats to human survival, we need to look at evil in new terms.

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Published

2006-12-30

How to Cite

Dupuy, J.-P. . (2006). Are there still natural disasters?. Análise Social, 41(181), 1181–1193. https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2006181.13

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 181 (2006): Tecnologia: Perspectivas críticas e culturais

Section

Research Article