The metaphysical identity of beings and a gaze into the starry sky

Authors

  • Jair Barboza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378633551

Keywords:

Machado de Assis, Quincas Borba, Schopenhauer

Abstract

This text presents the Machadian’s character Quincas Borba, a dog, and the philosopher Kant as the same pure subject of knowing.

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Author Biography

Jair Barboza, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC.

Professor da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

References

ASSIS, M. Quincas Borba. São Paulo: Cia. das Letras, 2012.

KANT, I. Werke in Sechs Bänden. Darmstadt: Wiss. Buchges., 1998. Band IV, “Kritik der praktischen Vernunft”, Beschluß.

SCHOPENHAUER, A. Werke in Fünf Bänden. Zürich: Haffmans, 1988. Band I, “Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung”.

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Published

2018-07-13

How to Cite

Barboza, J. (2018). The metaphysical identity of beings and a gaze into the starry sky. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 9(1), 104–108. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378633551

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018): Schopenhauer: the philosophy and philosophizing

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