Raimondo de Farias Brito

Background

Farias Brito, Raimondo de was born in 1862 in Sao Benedito, Ceara, Brazil.

Education

Studied Law at the University of Recife.

Career

Taught at the Liceo in Ceara, at the School of Law in Recife, and at the Colegio Pedro II in Rio de Janeiro, where he held the Chair of Logic.

Views

Although well-versed in the history of philosophy, as evidenced in his early work Finalidade do mundo (1960), Farias Brito is considered one of the major forces behind the establishment of an independent Brazilian philosophical tradition. His later work is heavily influenced by modern psychology, as he strives to develop a philosophy of spirit which privileges thought over experience.

Interests

• Philosophers & Thinkers

  Comte, Haeckel, Hume, Schopenhauer, Spencer and Tobias Barreto.