VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTI+ PEOPLE: AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS BASED ON THE POSTULATES OF KANT AND DESCARTES

Authors

  • Diego da Silva UniEnsino
  • Rosa Kioko Iida da Silva UniEnsino
  • Karen Roberta Souza de Almeida UniEnsino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v10i11.16515

Keywords:

Descartes. LGBTI+. Philosophical principles. Kant.

Abstract

This text aims to provide an epistemological narrative based on Kant and Descartes' postulates regarding violence against LGBTI+ people. To this end, the main characteristics of the LGBTI+ population were listed, encompassing the concept of violence against this group. Subsequently, the main postulates of Kant and Descartes were articulated with violence against LGBTI+ people. In light of Kantian philosophy, violence against LGBTI+ people represents a clear violation of human dignity, disrespecting the principle that every human being should be treated as an end in itself. From a Cartesian perspective, with its focus on reason and autonomy of thought, it demonstrates that prejudices against the LGBTI+ population are based on unfounded and irrational beliefs that do not withstand critical analysis. Thus, by confronting violence against the LGBTI+ community with the philosophical principles of Kant and Descartes, this study reaffirms the importance of an ethics based on unconditional respect for human dignity and the promotion of rationality as a basis for social coexistence.

Author Biographies

Diego da Silva, UniEnsino

Psicólogo. Docente da UniEnsino. Doutorando em Administração pela Universidade Positivo. 

Rosa Kioko Iida da Silva, UniEnsino

Discente de Psicologia da UniEnsino.

Karen Roberta Souza de Almeida, UniEnsino

Discente de Psicologia da UniEnsino. 

Published

2024-11-05

How to Cite

Silva, D. da, Silva, R. K. I. da, & Almeida, K. R. S. de. (2024). VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTI+ PEOPLE: AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS BASED ON THE POSTULATES OF KANT AND DESCARTES. Revista Ibero-Americana De Humanidades, Ciências E Educação, 10(11), 766–779. https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v10i11.16515