MAN:

AN ENIGMA TO BE SOLID

Authors

  • José Atílio Pires da Silveira Professor na UNIOESTE/Toledo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v14i3.67440

Keywords:

Man, History of Ideas, Paradox

Abstract

This article addresses the problem of the human search for self-knowledge, knowledge of oneself. The same is considered by thinkers recognized as being the main task of philosophizing. Throughout the history of western thought this search represents a great challenge, as conditions for its realization change as we strive to achieve its purpose. From the moment it was set as a goal to be achieved this problem generated strong controversies regarding its viability. The approach proposed by Arthur Onken Lovejoy, in Reflections on human nature, and the perspective given by the history of ideas leads us to consider the hypothesis that it represents a form of paradox.

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Published

2023-10-02

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2023): NÚMERO ESPECIAL – "O filósofo do Sertão: homenagem ao prof. Edmilson Alves de Azevêdo"

Section

ESPECIAL – O filósofo do Sertão: homenagem ao prof. Edmilson Alves de Azevêdo

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