“Porquê suportar o hospício quando poderias ir aos céus?” Thoreau ou uma alternativa à normose

In dialogue with Thoreau, we seek to reflect on the limits of the common perception of the world and the possibility of overcoming them by the awakening of consciousness. For this purpose, the concepts of pathology and normality are rethought in light of the notion of a pathological normality: “norm...

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Main Author: Paulo Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-01-01
Series:Anglo Saxonica
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Online Access:https://www.revista-anglo-saxonica.org/articles/11
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Summary:In dialogue with Thoreau, we seek to reflect on the limits of the common perception of the world and the possibility of overcoming them by the awakening of consciousness. For this purpose, the concepts of pathology and normality are rethought in light of the notion of a pathological normality: “normosis”.   Resumo Procuramos, em diálogo com Thoreau, reflectir sobre os limites da comum percepção do mundo e a possibilidade de os superar pelo despertar da consciência. Para tanto, repensam-se os conceitos de patologia e normalidade à luz da noção de uma normalidade patológica: a “normose”.   Palavras-Chave: Despertar; Normalidade; Normose; Patologia; Thoreau
ISSN:2184-6006