{"id":358850,"date":"2023-09-15T23:25:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T02:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/consul-of-lebanon-to-rio-launches-philosophy-book-in-arabic\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T11:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T14:34:47","slug":"consul-of-lebanon-to-rio-launches-philosophy-book-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/consul-of-lebanon-to-rio-launches-philosophy-book-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Consul of Lebanon to Rio launches philosophy book in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The consul general of Lebanon to Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Bitar, launched the book \u201cThe Crisis of Being and its Ontological Message\u201d (in free translation) this Friday (15) and signed autographs at the headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), in S\u00e3o Paulo. The book is written in Arabic.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being a diplomat, Bitar holds a philosophy Ph.D. \u201cIt is a profound philosophical book, a new look at thinking philosophically, and the importance of thinking, of giving meaning to philosophical thinking in these times when machines and artificial intelligence are taking the place of man\u2019s creative thinking,\u201d he told ANBA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_335683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335683\" style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-15-at-18.42.17-600x450.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335683 \" src=\"http:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-15-at-18.42.17-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Diplomat signed books in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the brief talk in which he spoke in Spanish \u2013 his wife, Fernanda, is Argentine \u2013 to the public about the book before the autographs, Bitar mentioned thoughts from different periods of History. He claimed people were turned into commodities. \u201cMen have become machines for consuming passively, without thinking. That\u2019s why we have to think,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter questioned whether the book proposes a solution to the current dilemma. \u201cThere is a solution: To think differently, to value the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, sociology, morals, ethics, and even science. Technology is essential, but you cannot turn man into a part of technology. Technology has to be part of man,\u201d the diplomat and philosopher concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The event was opened by the vice president of International Relations of the ABCC, Mohamad Orra Mourad, and the president of Brazil\u2019s Institute of Arab Culture (ICArabe), Murched Omar Taha. Around 60 people from the Arab community, members of diplomatic missions and scholars attended the launch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alejandro Bitar is a diplomat and doctor of Philosophy. 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