<p>My dissertation is in two parts. First, it
develops a philosophical concept of “tragic uncertainty,” derived from early
twentieth-century Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno. Secondly, it demonstrates
ethical application of tragic uncertainty to human societal events. The <i>ethical
imperative </i>created from tragic uncertainty—and not either tragedy or
uncertainty alone—is the following. Given a tragic situation with a great
degree of uncertainty, people living with doubt, mental despair, and perpetual
anguish because of it should be provided relief. Generally, this relief should be
in the form of therapy, by which I mean an affective and emotional release. Two
important case studies are explored. One on corrupted political systems in the
USA-Mexico border. The other in Honduras, on both climate change and corrupted
political systems. These are explained and categorized as tragically uncertain.
Corresponding, minimal practical solutions accompany the ethical imperative
created to remedy tragic uncertainty.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/9108140 |
| Date | 02 August 2019 |
| Creators | Reyes Espinoza (7042955) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/Toward_an_Ethics_of_Tragic_Uncertainty_Miguel_de_Unamuno_and_Global_Social_Conflict/9108140 |
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