As metamorfoses do injusto, do justo e da justiça na vida, na obra e no Pensamento de Graciliano Ramos à luz da Filosofia Hermenêutico -Fenomenológica de Paul Ricoeur

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to expose the conceptions of Justice in their symbolic constitutions in Graciliano Ramos’ narratives; in his autobiographic fiction as well as in his historical reality. A phenomenological hermeneutic approach, based on critical evaluations of Paul Ricoeur’s thoughts, scrutinizes recognizable forms of social injustices, which long for a just social order through systematic speeches on Justice that explore Ramos´ bibliography and biography. The essay follows a trifold exploration: (1) a brief presentation of Theories of Justice, emphasizing different ways in which ethical systems, moral attitudes, political considerations and human actions are interconnected in different layers of human rationality; (2) an attesting to multiple mediations among Ramos’ biography, bibliography, literary autobiography and the critical reception of his works; and (3) a formal methodological discussion is paramount and this article focuses on Ricouer’s hermeneutical phenomenology, especially communicative acts, symbolic forms, and literary expressions that promote human recognition in particular cultural contexts.