A negatividade do ser antes de Júlio Cabrera: Sêneca e Schopenhauer
English version: The negative of the being before Julio Cabrera : Sêneca and Schopenhauer Julio Cabrera's negative ethics does not stem from abstract speculation or a merely intellectual exercise, but from an explicit opposition to traditional cover-ups about the human condition. As Cabrera himself states, all ethical reflection must be preceded by a "realistic and stark examination of the human condition, without cover-ups or consolations," because "the one from whom ethics are demanded might not be in the best position to practice it." The ethical demand cannot be formulated as if it fell upon a neutral or ideal subject, but upon a being thrown into a profoundly problematic form of existence. This rejection of cover-ups leads Cabrera to criticize the way traditional moral philosophy formulates its fundamental question. Instead of asking "how should we live?", a question that tacitly presupposes the compatibility between life and morality, negative...