Podemos afirmar que o tratamento dado por Hume à relação entre a Divindade e o mal moral no final da seção 8 da Investigação sobre o Entendimento Humano (EHU) tem seu desenvolvimento mais profundo e sofisticado nos Diálogos sobre a Religião Natural. Embora Hume também trate desse tópico na seção 11 da EHU, a ampla e profunda crítica feita às pretensões levantadas pelo argumento do desígnio nos Diálogos oferece um efetivo desdobramento da questão abordada por Hume em EHU 8. O abandono em EHU 8 de uma inquirição mais detalhada do problema acerca da relação entre o mal e a Divindade é compreensível. Com efeito, Hume pretendia ali, entre outras coisas, argumentar em favor de uma instância de destinação dos juízos de responsabilidade moral, a saber, o caráter. Daí ser aceitável a sua afirmação de que não é possível explicar precisamente como a Divindade pode ser a causa mediata de todas as ações dos homens sem ser a autora do pecado e da torpeza moral. Esses são mistérios que a simples razão natural e desassistida não está nem um pouco preparada para enfrentar, e seja qual for o sistema que ela adote, encontrar-se-á envolvida em inextrincáveis dificuldades (EHU 8 § 36). Certamente Hume não resolveu cabalmente essas dificuldades nos Diálogos, mas tentou enfrentá-las na medida em que uma razão desassistida, isto é, sem apoio em dogmas religiosos, pode fazê-lo. A partir desse aspecto da crítica de Hume empreendida nos Diálogos, minha intenção é examinar em que medida o argumento do desígnio se vê comprometido com o reconhecimento do mal no mundo. Para tanto, devo percorrer um longo caminho examinando as duas provas em favor da existência de Deus discutidas nos Diálogos. / It is stated that the treatment given by Hume to the relationship between God and moral evil at the end of section 8 of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (EHU) has its deeper and more sophisticated development in the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Although Hume also treats this topic in section 11 of EHU, the wide and deep criticism regarding the assumptions raised by the design argument in Dialogues offers an effective development on the issue examined by Hume in EHU 8. The abandonment, in EHU 8, of a more detailed examination concerning the problem of the relationship between evil and divinity is understandable. Among other things, Hume intended to argue on that section in favour of an instance of destination to judgments of moral responsibility, namely, the character. Thus, it is acceptable his assertion that it is impossible to explain distinctly, how the Deity can be the mediate cause of all the actions of men without being the author of sin and moral turpitude. These are mysteries, which mere natural and unassisted reason is very unfit to handle; and whatever system she embraces, she must find herself involved in inextricable difficulties(8 EHU § 36). Hume certainly did not solve these difficulties in its totality in the Dialogues, but he tried to confront them to the extent that as \"unassisted reason\" can do so, that is, without the support of the religious dogma. From this aspect of Hume\'s criticism undertaken in the Dialogues, my intention is to examine in what extent the design argument is endangered by the recognition of evil in the world. Before that, I must walk a long path examining the two proofs of Gods existence discussed in the Dialogues.

O objetivo deste trabalho é propor uma leitura do Discurso sobre as ciências e as artes de Rousseau sob uma perspectiva unificadora em que, dois conceitos privilegiados a verdade e a virtude operam em conjunto para demonstrar como o ideal de progresso encontra-se fundado em falsas concepções, isto é, o aumento contínuo dos conhecimentos humanos e das riquezas das nações. Enquanto aquele intensifica no homem, sobretudo, seu orgulho e suas paixões em geral, a riqueza associada ao luxo apenas cria uma máscara enganadora que impede que tenhamos uma justa compreensão da situação desigual e injusta presente em sociedades como a parisiense. Tendo em vista essas críticas, perseguimos os fundamentos da moral em Rousseau que, da perspectiva da verdade, apresenta-se como verdades do homem retiradas da história e dos exemplos que ela oferece; e da perspectiva da virtude, encontramos os princípios da virtude política de origem republicana em que sobressai-se a figura do cidadão que, no seu papel público, deve lutar pela manutenção da liberdade de seus iguais e pela conservação da pátria. / The objective of this study is to propose a reading of the Rousseaus Discourse on the sciences and the arts under a unifying perspective that two privileged concepts truth and virtue operate in conjunction to demonstrate how the progress ideal is founded on false conceptions, that is, the continuous increase of human knowledge and wealth of nations. While the human knowledge only intensifies on man his pride and others passions, the wealth associated with luxury only creates a deceptive mask that turns a fair understanding of the unequal and unfair situation of societies like Paris foreclosed. Given those criticisms, we search for the foundations of morality in Rousseaus thought that, dealing with the concept of truth, we find truths that regards to men; and on virtues perspective, we find the principles of a republican virtue that stands the figure of citizen and his public role that is maintaining the freedom of his equals and to preserve his homeland.

O presente estudo, que antecede a tradução, procura mostrar como a arte retórica de Thomas Hobbes está presente em toda sua filosofia. Esta presença vai além da utilização de tropos e figuras, conduz o pensamento hobbesiano em suas idéias acerca do homem, das suas paixões, de seu movere, do Estado e de sua manutenção. A arte retórica parece figurar também em sua filosofia natural. O método, que fundamenta todo seu pensamento, deita suas raízes na arte retórica de Aristóteles. O comentário ressalta, sobretudo, a relevância dos textos sobre retórica de Thomas Hobbes para a história da filosofia política moderna, até então pouco pesquisados. / This study, which precedes the translation, intended to show how the art of rhetoric Thomas Hobbes is present throughout his philosophy. This presence goes beyond the use of tropes and figures, leads the hobbesian thought in their ideas about the man, in their passions, in its movere, in the state and its maintenance. The rhetoric art seems also to figure in its natural philosophy. The method, which is the base upon all its thinking, lay down their roots in the rhetoric art of Aristotle. The commentary stands out, over all, the relevance of texts on rhetoric of Thomas Hobbes in the history of modern political philosophy, so far little studied.

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo reconstruir o conceito de ciência do sensível na obra do filosofo alemão Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714- 1762). Partimos do pressuposto de que a investigacão das faculdades do conhecimento empreendida pelo autor na Metafisíca (1739) pode revelar o alcance e a finalidade da Estética (1750/58), a qual se encontra mais comprometida com as possibilidades em geral de expressão do belo do que com a definicão de uma teoria do objeto artístico em sua particularidade. Esse último aspecto, na verdade, pode prejudicar a interpretacão de sua obra, pois assume que ela estipula a existencia um ideal de beleza atemporal. Para Baumgarten, os princípios que regem o conhecimento sensível coincidem com as regras de expressão do belo, tal como aquelas definidas nas poéticas e retóricas antigas, mas apenas na medida em que eles podem ser derivados das verdades metafisicas. / This study investigated the concept of asthetics as science of sensibility in the work from the philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714- 1762). We believe that the investigation of the cognitive faculties what happens in Metaphysica (1739) can reveal with someone precision the wasteness and finality of Aesthetics (1750/1758), situated between theorie of art and philosophy of life. Our argument is that the subordination of these science make she incapable to consider directly the artistic object in your particularity. While this justify the opposition that find the methaphysics of beauty in the posterity, indicated the emptiness what come face to face every theorie of art that not introduce yours cognitive pretexts.

Uma comparação atenta entre o Tratado da natureza humana, obra de estreia de David Hume, e as Investigação sobre o entendimento humano e Investigação sobre os princípios da moral nas quais a primeira obra foi reeditada, revela uma diferença considerável na escrita do filósofo. Provavelmente levado por uma profunda decepção com sua obra inicial, Hume as reescreve adotando mudanças estilísticas e no foco de suas discussões para torná-las mais próximas de suas convicções filosóficas. Como instrumento nesse processo, Hume se utiliza conscientemente da retórica, optando nas duas investigações, pela adoção de evidentes recursos retóricos que variam desde alterações no foco e no objetivo final dessas obras, até a opção por um discurso conciso em detrimento daquele difuso utilizado na escrita do Tratado. Tais mudanças obedecem a padrões estéticos bem definidos, porém fundamentalmente tentam aproximar a escrita humiana dos preceitos filosóficos básicos do autor, representados por conceitos como os de crença e de imaginação. Assim, utilizando-se da retórica como uma tentativa de respeitar os fundamentos de sua própria filosofia, Hume desenvolve o que poderíamos chamar de uma espécie de filosofia da escrita / A close comparison between David Hume\'s first work A Treatise of Human Nature, and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, in which the first work was reedited, reveals a considerable difference on the writings of the philosopher. Most likelly taken by a deep deception upon his early work, Hume rewrites them adopting changes on his style and on the focus of his discussions in order to make them closer to his philosophical convictions. As a tool on this process, Hume makes a conscious use of rhetoric, chosing in his investigations to utilize evident rhetorical resources which vary from focus and final goal of these works, to the choice for a concise speech, over the diffuse one utilized on the writing of the Treatise. Such changes follow well defined aesthetic patterns, however they fundamentally try to approximate the humian writing to the author\'s basic philosophical precepts, represented by concepts such as creed and imagination. Thus, making use of rhetoric as an attempt to respect the fundamentals of his own philosophy, Hume develops what may be called a kind of philosophy of writing

Há geralmente duas maneiras de se estudar o ceticismo de Hume: aproximando-o dos céticos pirrônicos, apesar dos seus protestos, ou aproximando-o dos acadêmicos, seguindo a recomendação do próprio autor. Entretanto, existe outra maneira de compreendermos o seu ceticismo, que consiste em avaliar em que medida Hume se aproxima de cada escola cética, e em que sentido se distancia delas. Para este propósito, nada melhor do que tentar compreender o ceticismo de Hume comparando as suas concepções com as de outros céticos do período em que ele viveu. A tese tem por finalidade realizar este confronto, a fim de contribuir para a interpretação do ceticismo moderno e sugerir uma maneira de aproximá-lo do ceticismo de Hume. / In general, there are two ways to study Humes skepticism: comparing his ideas to Pyrrhonic skeptic, in spite of his disapproval, and comparing him to academic philosophers, following the authors recommendations. However, there is another way to interpret Humes skepticism, namely, evaluating how he differs from Pyrrhonic and academician philosophers. The better approach is to compare Humes skepticism to other skepticss conceptions of Humes age. The main goal of the present thesis is put in evidence these approaches to understanding modern skepticism and, specifically, a way to compare it to Humes skepticism.

Bibliography: leaves 138-149. This thesis investigates the theoretical and practical importance of nomadic ways of life for architecture. Nomadology is a construction of Deleuze and Gattari's 'counter-philosophy' challenging authenticity and propriety, in this case, in the context of architecture. It describes how nomadology may challenge static, permanent, heroically solitary ways of working and dwelling, and suggests strategies - diagramming, ephemerality, movement, and collaboration - as ways of reconciling nomadism and architecture.

In this thesis I searched for an Underground Man in Nietzsche and Marx. My search depends on an epistemological ascertainment. Kant&rsquo / s argument that the human mind cannot achieve knowledge of the thing-in-itself lies in the background of my thesis. I think that this argument is connected with the origins of modern philosophy. My thesis is concentrated on the 19th century. I perceived that with Kant&rsquo / s argument the fact that we can know this world within a subjective framework is emphasized especially in this century. The emphasis on a subjective framework is grounded on Kant&rsquo / s philosophy. This emphasis has a significant role in the epistemological arguments of Nietzsche and Marx. They also insist on the role of subjective contribution in knowledge. However their attitude towards epistemology is different from Kantian philosophy in that they emphasize social, historical and economical conditions. Thus, I call attention to the fact that they transpose epistemology into a social and historical context. My conception of the Underground Man is born in this social context. My thesis aims at making room for an analysis of the Underground Man who is conceived in opposition to the Kantian understanding of the subject, in the context of are Nietzsche&rsquo / s and Marx&rsquo / s social and epistemological analyses.

This commentary on article #19 of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's Discourse on Metaphysics is for the purpose of promoting the understanding of Leibniz on the role of teleology in physics. Understanding Leibniz on final causes is crucial to understanding his overall natural philosophy. If one approaches Leibniz with a bias regarding either final causes or protestant Christian theology, such that they ignore these aspects of Leibniz, such a person is in danger of completly misunderstanding this philosopher. Leibniz is a mix of natural philosophy, mechanical physics, and protestant Christian theology. The rationale behind this study is to cause the student of philosophy to consider a somewhat ignored side of Leibniz which stems from his combination of two politically incorrect words in academics today, "intelligent" and "design". Both of these words are found in #19. Both of these terms are employed in concert with the Christian idea of God, a combination which is highly charged in academics today, and most politically incorrect. To address the political incorrectness of this combination of terms, however, is to engage in the understanding of what it mean to think and argue in seventeenth century Europe. To wrestle with these terms in article #19, therefore, is to wrestle with those positions which caused great tensions in early modern culture. The approach taken for this work is a line by line exposition of the text, unearthing the arguments involved and those philosophers who made them. Once into this particular text, article #19 turns out to be enormous in its scope of Leibnizian thought. Its subject matter mirrors the thinking of Leibniz, and is background material for other projects Leibniz was involved in at the time, such as the laws of motion in optics. The significance of this work to the discipline is that Leibniz, one of the most intellectually gifted men in human history, no less the co-discoverer of the calculus, argues that reality is an intelligent design created by a loving person who only wants to be loved by the creation in return. This puts him at odds with pure mechanists in his day, and it puts him at odds with many in philosophy today. For all those in philosophy who argue that there is no reason for reality existing, at least not as it does, Leibniz provides a very clear counter argument. Leibniz's point in #19 is that there is a place for end purposes in calculating the laws of nature, and that those who dismiss end purposes do so for insufficient reasons.

Recent philosophers assess differently the extent to which affinity is to be found between the idealist metaphysics of G. W. Leibniz and George Berkeley. I argue that these figures’ idealisms are indeed strongly aligned. They espouse related accounts of the nature of mental substance and state. They similarly restrict the domain of causality. They each reject the Lockean primary/secondary quality dichotomy. Over against the criticism that idealisms cannot allow for a distinction to be made out between real and illusory perceptual experience, the two philosophers offer comparable solutions. Nevertheless, their ontologies are not identical, and are primarily to be distinguished in terms of their disparate characterisations of ultimate reality as being either immanent or transcendent to percipient subjects like us. This continuum of transcendentism and immanentism has further application as a conceptual tool both for tracing the rise of modern philosophy and for developing new metaphysical and epistemological accounts of the nature of the world and our relation to it.