Banca de DEFESA: GABRIEL SOUSA SUZART

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STUDENT : GABRIEL SOUSA SUZART
DATE: 26/09/2025
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: PPGF
TITLE:

THE PERSONALISM OF EMMANUEL MOUNIER: A PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION IN RESPONSE TO A PERIOD OF HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

KEY WORDS:

Personalism. Emmanuel Mounier. Nihilism. Response. Human Dignity.

PAGES: 98
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Filosofia
SUMMARY:

This dissertation examines the thought of Emmanuel Mounier, focusing on the
emergence of personalism as a philosophical response to European nihilism, which was
marked by the humanitarian and moral crises that dominated the first five decades of the
20th century. This period—characterized by world wars, economic crises, and
technological advancements—contributed, according to Mounier, to the degradation of
human dignity. Based on this, the study seeks to understand how Mounier and his
personalism position themselves in the face of this decline, proposing a renewal of
human and communal relations centered on the person and their dignity. Aiming to
highlight the uniqueness of personalism in comparison to other schools of thought of the
time, the research also seeks to show how Mounier criticized nihilism and its
consequences, such as police states, wars, and spiritual alienation, developing
personalism as an active alternative to confront these crises. Thus, the overall goal of
this research is to examine the humanitarian fragility identified by Mounier at the
beginning of the 20th century—a period already influenced by conflicts and
transformations since the previous century. Personalism is presented as a philosophical
response to these crises, offering an alternative in the face of the challenges of the era.
Furthermore, the research will explore the philosophical structure of personalism,
encompassing its anthropology and political philosophy. The study has three specific
objectives: (i) to analyze the historical context of the early 20th-century crises and their
impact on human relations from Mounier's perspective; (ii) to investigate how
personalism can restore human dignity and promote communal coexistence; and (iii) to
explore the influences and distinctiveness of Mounier’s personalism, culminating in the
proposal developed throughout its formulation. Finally, the methodology adopted is
bibliographical and exploratory, with critical analysis of the works of Mounier and other
thinkers, contextualizing the development of their ideas amidst the sociopolitical and
humanitarian crises of the 20th century.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2358689 - LEONARDO JORGE DA HORA PEREIRA
Interno - 2335536 - VINICIUS DOS SANTOS
Externo à Instituição - ROBERTO ROQUE LAUXEN - UESB