Constructions of a century: philosophical discourses in nineteenth-century Brazil

Author(s)

Julio Miranda Canhada

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2017-03-10

Examining board members

Marilena de Souza Chaui; Miguel Soares Palmeira; Paulo Roberto Margutti Pinto; Homero Silveira Santiago; Patrice Vermeren

• Advisor: Marilena de Souza Chaui

Abstract

Since the end of the nineteenth century Brazilian philosophical production was recorded in many different works. A common trait in many of them is the character of precari-ousness attributed to the object to which they devote themselves. We shall try to exam-ine the manner in which this judgment is constituted, taking into account the way in which philosophical categories were produced by authors who, calling themselves phi-losophers, were thus recognized in the nineteenth century in Brazil. We will select, from the set of these authors, texts and questions that can confer intelligibility and readability to this particular space of creation and circulation of knowledge. Generally focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century, we will try to investigate how the idea of a century arose an idea which operates as a measure of collective belonging to very di-verse philosophical productions, but whose temporal senses diverge up to the point that allows us to speak of a history of temporality. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/00223-7 - Routes through the history of philosophical thought in Brazil
• Grantee: Júlio Miranda Canhada
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate