Abstract:
This article is an exercise in the comparative reading of the Fichte’s Reden an die deutsche Nation (Addresses to the german nation), published in Berlin in 1808, and Robert Gomes’ Crítica da razão tupiniquim (Critique of tupiniquim reason), published in São Paulo in 1977. At first glance, the two universes of discourse appear to be so distant as to render considerably difficult any kind of comparison. However, they seem to be animated by a common spirit inasmuch as both are essays that articulate an epistemological resistance to the imminent danger of being enclosed in a symbolic universe that bears no contact with their own socio-political realities. The aim of this study is to explore each text in its respective context, so as to delineate the main aspects of their commonality. After the comparing the texts, we say a brief word in conclusion on the relevance of this comparative approach.
Keywords:
Reason; Language; Colonization; Education