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Apontamentos acerca da Cadeia do Ser e o lugar dos negros na filosofia natural na Europa setecentista

2014; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0104-59702014005000017

ISSN

1678-4758

Autores

Christian Fausto Moraes dos Santos, Rafael Dias da Silva Campos,

Tópico(s)

Sociology and Education in Brazil

Resumo

This examination of academic works produced by eighteenth-century natural philosophers discusses some recurring ideas about the Chain of Being. To this end, the article analyzes the relations between natural philosophy and theology during the period. It also re-evaluates some elements of the Chain of Being through an exploration of authors who addressed the topic in their writings. Lastly, it identifies a specific element within eighteenth-century discussions of scala naturae, to wit, the various and not always convergent ideas about whether there are differences between humans based on specific characteristics and, consequently, about the places they occupy in the chain of being.

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