The philosophy of Matias Aires: a science of time?
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Matias Aires. Portuguese and Brazilian Enlightenment. Ethics. Philosophy of Culture. Neo-Stoicism. Time.Abstract
Matias Aires’s (São Paulo, 1705-Agualva, 1763) was a prominent figure in the Portuguese and Brazilian Enlightenment. In this article, we argue that the coherence of his work stems from the way he understood the metaphysical experience of time. In the first part, we establish a kind of contradiction between the biographical path and the sequence of the vanities criticized in order to deduce this experiential philosophic ground. In a second moment, we show how it operates in Reflexões sobre a Vaidade dos Homens, his masterpiece. Finally, we conclude, identi-
fying the presence of this same concern in the relative indecision about alternatives to the empire of vanity.
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