LA VULNERABILITE ENTRE HUMANISME ET POST-HUMANISME ANTI-SPECISTE

The essay examines some of the major philosophical perspectives which have addressed the theme of vulnerability, with the aim of understanding what kind of ontologies they have produced, and how they have characterised the related ethics. Particular attention is placed on some Authors who, although sometimes very different in relation to their national and cultural backgrounds, share the same Jewish origin: Simone Weil, Emmanuel Levinas, Hans Jonas and Judith Butler. The essay shows how these Thinkers developed an ethics of responsibility. Special attention is payed to the philosophy of Hans Jonas and the possible links of his thought with the philosophy of animal rights.