The "Universal Man (Homem Universal)" by Teixeira de Pascoaes, and The Human Rights

José Acácio Aguiar de Castro

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    Abstract

    Teixeira de Pascoaes is a Portuguese poet and philosopher whose work, in the frst period, was dominated by a gnostic and pantheistic vision of the world, although with a gradual an approach to Christianity . Tere he developed a universal perspective of humanity, where we fnd values which we consider to be of high importance to the conception of human rights a few decades later. In this sense, Teixeira de Pascoaes may be regarded as thinker ahead of his historical time.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationImages of europe past, present, future
    Subtitle of host publicationISSEI 2014 - Conference Proceedings Porto, Portugal
    EditorsYolanda Espiña
    PublisherUniversidade Católica Editora - Porto
    Pages1046-1050
    Number of pages5
    ISBN (Print)9789898366825
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Event14th International Conference of the International-Society-for-the-Study-of-European-Ideas (ISSEI) - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
    Duration: 4 Aug 20148 Aug 2014

    Conference

    Conference14th International Conference of the International-Society-for-the-Study-of-European-Ideas (ISSEI)
    Country/TerritoryPortugal
    CityPorto
    Period4/08/148/08/14

    Keywords

    • Anthropology
    • Christianity
    • Gnosticism
    • Human rights
    • Pantheism
    • Values

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