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In this paper I will try to demonstrate how two fundamental notions in Levinas' ethics, the of idea God and responsibility, can be understood respectively as actual and potential infinity, according to the classic distinction suggested by Aristotle. In addition, I will show that both infinities can exist (something that classical metaphysics did not admit) as long as they are comprehended from an ethics of alterity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper approaches the central aspects of Husserl's conception of volitional consciousness, concentrating on its structure, its modalities and its ethical implications. After dealing with the fundamental traits of the early phenomenology of will, we address its meaning from the point of view of practical reason, emphasising the relationship between the will and practical possibility. Finally, we go deeper in the analysis of this relationship by taking into account Husserl's late ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we address and explore the Ortegian concept of authenticity. Life is a work that each person has to discover and conquer. This means that its fullness is inseparable from concepts such as "destiny", "project", "mission" or "duty". For Ortega, it is a matter of betting on a vital path that lives up to our best intentions, of examining and valuing the moral caliber of personal life. We suggest how Ortega's proposal could be adjusted to the contemporary context by taking into account some of the most relevant developments with respect to notions of subject and ego, which seem to be haunted by forces that prevent them from having absolute sovereignty over themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to discuss whether the concept "soft naturalism" used by Habermas to define his explanation of freedom and moral consciousness is compatible with his earlier thought. To do so, it will be showed a chronological view of Habermas's arguments against scientism, secondly Habermas's traditional explanation of moral consciousness will be outlined, and finally it will be argued that this explanation is incompatible with the position of "soft naturalism". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we study how Thomas Aquinas analyzes the vice of acedia as taedium operandiin Summa Theologiae 11-11, q. 35. We will inquire systematic and doctrinal subjects where Aquinas develops this topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]