Dear Friends, we are thrilled to announce the launch of The Olavo de Carvalho Reader, a far-reaching selection of philosophical essays by the celebrated Brazilian philosopher available for the first time in English, presents indispensable writings that have generated an intellectual revival in Brazil and beyond.
Professor Olavo de Carvalho is considered by many to be the primary person responsible for initiating the reconstruction of a conservative culture in Brazil.
If we define “knowledge” as merely the set of data and relationships that a man carries with him and has readily available at a given moment of his existence, knowledge will not only be drastically limited, but also formless and fluctuating.
What we call a sense of reality is based on the distinction between the actual and the possible. We make this distinction by comparing what we think and imagine of our own accord with the data imposed on us by the present situation. At this moment, for example, I am typing on the computer keyboard the words that spring from within me. They could be different if I wanted to shift my attention to…
In order to read the main parts of Book I of the Summa Contra Gentiles, it is necessary to place ourselves at the level of abstraction and universality required by the subject.