La Paz entre judíos y cristianos. El aporte de Juan Pablo II, a la paz interreligiosa en el siglo xx / Peace between Jews and Christians. John Paul II's Contribution to Interreligious Peace in the 20th Century

Resumen Juan Pablo II no sólo expresó sus ideas políticas y sociales a través de Encíclicas y discursos, sino también a través de la diplomacia y diversas acciones cargadas de simbolismo. Acciones que tuvieron por objetivo mostrar como ejemplo a los pertenecientes de ambas religiones, la paz subyacente entre sus líderes religio sos. De lo anterior, aunque muchos datos biográficos y logros han sido tenidos en cuenta por los biógrafos de Wojtyla, el acercamiento generado entre cristia nos y judíos es quizás uno de los puntos menos profundizados en las reflexiones históricas sobre la labor de Wojtyla.

Abstract Not only did John Paul II express his political and social ideas through Encycli cals and speeches, but also through diplomacy and various actions loaded with symbolism. These actions were aimed at showing as an example to the mem bers of both religions, the underlying peace between their religious leaders. From the above, although many biographical data and achievements have been taken into account by Wojtyla's biographers, the rapprochement generated be tween Christians and Jews is perhaps one of the least deepened points in the historical reflections on Wojtyla's work.

The Experience of Being Jewish: Living with Antisemitism

Abstract In an anonymous online study of 242 Jewish-identified participants (71 men, 163 women, 8 other; mean age = 37.8 years) living in ethnically diverse communities we found levels of antisemitism significantly associated with depression, survivor guilt proneness, and self-hate. Involvement in the Jewish community was significantly associated with life satisfaction even when adjusting for the effects of discrimination. A subsample of 124 responded to open ended questions with narratives. Thirty percent indicated feeling unsafe when identifying as Jewish.

Resumen En un estudio online y anónimo de 242 participantes identificados como judíos (71 hombres, 163 mujeres, 8 otros; media de edad = 37,8 años) que viven en comunidades étnicamente diversas, encontramos niveles de antisemitismo significativamente asociados con la depresión, la propensión a la culpa del sobreviviente y el odio a sí mismo. La participación en la comunidad judía se asoció significativamente con la satisfacción con la vida, incluso cuando se ajusta a los efectos de la discriminación. Una sub muestra de 124 personas respondió a preguntas abiertas con narrativas. El treinta por ciento indicó sentirse inseguro al identificarse como judío.

Heidegger e o problema da dor nos "Cadernos negros" / Heidegger and the question of pain in the "Black Notebooks"

A presente contribuição parte dos quatro volumes recém-publicados nas Obras completas de Heidegger - os chamados "Cadernos negros" -, a fim de analisar o modo como o conceito de dor se apresentou e se desenvolveu no contexto da narrativa onto-histórica que caracterizou o pensamento heideggeriano dos anos 1930 até finais da década de 1940. Iniciado quase simultaneamente à redação das "Contribuições à filosofia", esses manuscritos revelam o papel decisivo que o antissemitismo onto-historial desempenhou tanto no estabelecimento quanto no derradeiro abandono da narrativa da história de Ser pautada pelo maniqueísmo e pela polarização entre gregos e alemães de um lado, e judaísmo e a "maquinação" de outro. Por fim, se oferece uma interpretação sobre os diferentes tipos e níveis de dor que Heidegger nos apresenta ao longo desse material.

The present paper takes as its basis the four recently published volumes from Heidegger's Gesamtausgabe - the so called "Black Notebooks" - in order to analyse how the concept of pain (Schmerz) was presented and developed in the context of the ontohistorical narrative, which characterized the heideggerian thought from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. Initiated almost simultaneously to the writing of "Contributions to philosophy", those manuscripts reveal the essential role played by an ontohistorical anti-semitism to establish the narrative of the history of Being as well as to abandon it. This narrative was based on a manichaeism and on a polarization between Greeks and Germans on the one hand, and on judaism and machination on the other. Finally, we suggest an interpretation of the different types of pain as presented by Heidegger along this compendium.

Male Circumcision in India: Some Considerations from the West.

ABSTRACT: In this work, I will analyse why Indian authorities find it so difficult to publicly acknowledge the medical benefits of Male Circumcision (MC). In doing so, the medical evidence in favour of the practice, as well as the moral duties that governing authorities have towards their citizens shall be taken to the fore. In addition to this argument, a brief explanation of the cultural dimension that refuses to evaluate the medical dimension of MC a priori shall be taken into account and, in relation to that, a parallel with the past and present Western tradition will be drawn, putting forward the conclusion that both contexts do not provide satisfactory justification for banning MC nor more relevantly for the Indian scenario can any cultural background represent a convincing argument against the public acknowledgement of the medical advantages provided by MC.