A Map of Research on Spinoza in Brazilian Universities

Márcio A. Damin Custódio; Francisco Ferraz

doi:10.21827/jss.3.1.41853

A Map of Research on Spinoza in Brazilian Universities

Authors

Márcio A. Damin Custódio University of Campinas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-4801
Francisco Ferraz University of Campinas/Federal University of Amazonas https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9099-8372

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21827/jss.3.1.41853

Keywords:

Spinoza, philosophy in Brazil, research in Brazil, Brazilian universities, French influence, cosmopolitanism

Abstract

This paper presents a profile of the research on Spinoza’s philosophy in Brazil, providing information concerning the beginning of the academic work, its place of origin and influence, the leading training centers, and the aspects of Spinoza’s philosophy that are most studied. First, it presents a brief history of Spinoza’s presence in Brazil and the beginning of academic studies on the author. Next, data is shown on the current state of training of philosophy researchers on Spinoza in Brazil. The data was obtained from the CNPq Lattes Platform, which brings together information on all Brazilian researchers affiliated with universities and research institutes. Spinoza’s philosophy was absent from intellectual circles in Brazil during the colonial period and started to be mentioned in Brazil only in the nineteenth century. Only with the strengthening of universities in the twentieth century did Spinoza become the object of investigation by many researchers.

Published

2024-07-16

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): Special Issue: The Global Receptions of Spinoza's Thought

Section

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