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Páginas Esquecidas

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«Procurando fornecer ao maior número possível de pessoas os conhecimentos bastantes, "uma informação quanto possível certa e objetiva sobre o que no mundo significa progresso", publicou Agostinho entre 1938 e 1947, em 125 cadernos, num total de cerca de três mil páginas, uma síntese do saber humano. Nascidos sob o desígnio de abranger o maior número possível de áreas do saber, estabelecendo, de forma sólida, os alicerces de uma cultura geral, os Cadernos de Agostinho contribuíram em grande escala para a formação integral dos jovens e adultos de todas as classes sociais, em suma, da massa geral da nação.» (Do Prefácio de Helena Briosa e Mota)

Inclui:
Uma nota autobiográfica;
Seis palestras radiofónicas;
Cadernos de Divulgação Cultural (textos para a mocidade e juventude; cadernos de informação cultural; introduções aos grandes autores; guia de leitores);
Fac-símiles, fotos e ilustrações.

504 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2018

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Agostinho da Silva

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Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and millenarism, an ethic of renunciation (like in Buddhism or Franciscanism), and a belief in freedom as the most important feature of man. Anti-dogmatic, he asserts that truth is only found in the sum of all conflicting hypothesis (in paradox). He may be considered a practical philosopher, living and working for a change in society, according to his beliefs.


He is part of a tradition of visionary thought that includes Father António Vieira and the poets Luís de Camões and Fernando Pessoa. Like Joachim de Fiore, he speaks of the coming of one (last?) age in History, the Age of the Holy Spirit, in which mankind and society attain perfection. To Agostinho da Silva, this means the absence of economy, brought about by technological evolution, and the absence of government. It also means that the nature of mankind and the nature of God will become the same. In this sense his philosophy is both an eschatology and an utopy.

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Profile Image for João Cruz.
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June 25, 2019
As "Páginas Esquecidas" são algumas das 3000 páginas de cadernos escritos por Agostinho da Silva nos finais dos anos 30, princípios dos 40 do séc. XX, destinados a fornecer uma base educacional e cultural à população portuguesa que vivia um período de acanhamento intelectual preocupante. Este objetivo, quase uma utopia, foi travado pela censura do binómio estado-igreja. A perseguição de que foi alvo culminou no seu encarceramento numa prisão do Estado Novo (nem sei porque utilizo maiúsculas... bbrrrr).
De destacar o desempenho de Helena Briosa e Mota, relevante na tarefa de divulgar o pensamento de Agostinho da Silva e na introdução escrita que situa com grande mérito o grande pensador que foi Agostinho da Silva no nosso Portugal atrasado, mas com potencial.
Profile Image for R.
201 reviews
May 19, 2020
Known thinker/philosopher, Agostinho was also an educator. During a certain period of this life he decided to produce a series of cultural books, whose goal was to instill some basic knowledge on its readers.
Its themes ranged from biographies of relevant historical personalities or events to religious discussion or even wildlife.
His goal was not provide a doctoral lecture but to plant the seeds which would drive the readers to try and deepen their knowledge, regardless of their ages. Agostinho wrote books targeted at specific ages adapting its contents and writing to them.
This book is a selection of some of his cultural books and are an interesting read, if not for the purpose of still providing us with some new knowledge and, who knows, try to enrich it in the future.
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