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The reception of Nietzsche’s philosophy in Brazil was marked by a remarkable phenomenon: the invention of a unique lexicon that not only translated but also reinvented his key concepts, distinctly shaping the appropriation of his thought in the Latin American context. This article investigates the formation of this lexicon, focusing on the different translations of the concept of Übermensch (such as sobrehomem, prohomem, super-homem, Além-Homem, and além-do-homem). The study analyzes how these neologisms were created through processes of vernacular composition and linguistic calques, reflecting not only a linguistic transposition but also a conceptual re-creation contextualized within Brazilian reality. Drawing on theoretical frameworks such as Wittgenstein’s notion of meaning as use, Searle’s speech act theory, and Putnam’s linguistic division of labor, the article demonstrates that each translation carries a secondary meaning, shaped by local debates and distinct from Nietzsche’s primary meaning. The trajectories of each term are examined, from their first appearances in the late 19th century to the more refined proposals of the 20th century, highlighting how each variant reflected distinct ideological, philosophical, and stylistic projects. It is concluded that the creation of this specific lexicon was not merely a translation exercise but a philosophical act in itself, a way of doing philosophy through the dialogue between Nietzsche and the Brazilian intellectual contexto.

Resumo: Tendo em conta que 2020 foi o ano de celebração do centenário de nascimento de Celso Furtado, como singela homenagem, neste artigo procuramos oferecer uma introdução preliminar sobre a recepção da filosofia de Nietzsche na obra do economista brasileiro. Celso Furtado é um dos pensadores mais influentes no campo da economia-política na América Latina. Mas ninguém ainda pesquisou a dimensão filosófica de seu pensamento. Não obstante, é possível discorrer que ele pensou a economia sob um ponto de vista crítico-filosófico. Para comprovar essa hipótese, pretendemos evidenciar três aspectos conceituais por ele apropriados da filosofia de Nietzsche. São eles: a criatividade e/ou criação, para pensar o seu papel como agente motor de desenvolvimento da civilização industrial; a transvaloração de todos os valores, para pensar a relevância dos valores morais para os centros de decisões dos meios e dos fins da produção e distribuição do capital; e o perspectivismo, para pensar a economia como uma totalidade composta por múltiplas perspectivas estruturais.: Taking into account that 2020 was the year of celebration of the centenary of Celso Furtado's birth, as a simple tribute, in this article we seek to offer a preliminary introduction on the reception of Nietzsche's philosophy in the work of the Brazilian economist. Celso Furtado is one of the most influential thinkers in the field of political economy in Latin America. But no one has yet researched his philosophical dimension of thought. Nevertheless, it is possible to say that he thought economics from a critical-philosophical point of view. To prove this hypothesis, we intend to highlight three conceptual aspects that he appropriated from Nietzsche's philosophy. They are: creativity and / or creation, to think about its role as a driving agent for the development of industrial civilization; the transvalue of all values, to think about the relevance of moral values to the decision-making centers of the means and ends of capital production and distribution; and perspectivism, to think of the economy as a totality composed of multiple structural perspectives.

A ocorrência dos quatrocentos anos da morte de Fernando Mergulhão, abade de S. Clemente de Basto, Dezembargador do Arcebispo D. Fr. Bartolomeu dos Mártires, e fundador do Mosteiro de Moimenta da Beira forneceu ao autor matéria para falar da família Mergulhão e do mosteiro beneditino. Na verdade, Fernando Mergulhão pertencia a uma família de origem espanhola, seguiu a carreira eclesiástica bem como seu irmão, que se fez jesuíta. Das quatro irmãs, apenas uma casara, tendo as outras entrado como beneditinas no mosteiro de Semide, Coimbra. Foi para elas, certamente, e para remédio de sua alma e dos pais, que ele resolveu fundar na sua terra o Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora da Purificação com os bens patrimoniais. O A. faz a história do mosteiro, fundado em 1596, e encerrado por volta de 1812, tendo suas monjas sido integradas no Convento das Chagas, Lamego. The occurrence of the 400 year anniversary of Fernando Mergulhão¿s death, abbot of S. Clemente de Basto, judge of the High Court of Archbishop D. Frei Bartolomeu dos Mártires, and founder of Moimenta da Beira Monastery provided the author with subject matter to dwell on the Mergulhão family and the Benedictine monastery. In truth, Fernando Mergulhão belonged to a family of Spanish origin, followed an ecclesiastical career, as well as his brother, who became a Jesuit. Of his four sisters, only one married, and the others entered the Semide Monastery, in Coimbra, as Benedictine nuns. It was certainly for them, and for remedy of his soul and his parents¿, that he decided to found with his patrimony the Monastery of Our Lady of the Purification in his native land. The author traces the history of the monastery, founded in 1596 and closed around 1812, at which time its nuns were integrated in the Convent of Chagas, Lamego.

Saint Benedict's Regula was written during the High Middle Ages and, since then, has been the primary and accepted basis of the rule of Catholic monastic orders. However, in the late quarter of the 20m century, and thanks to the studies of a French Benedictine monk, D. Adalberto De Vogiie, the originality of the Benedictine Regula was questioned as it was compared to the anonymous "Regula Magistri', a document that, although already known in his time, had never been considered very significant. Despite De Vogue's theory is today generally accepted, there are still some resistance. Confirming the merit of the French author's studies on the old monastic life, as well as his studies on the Benedict's Regula, we seek to demonstrate the primacy of the RB, in spite of the problems this text raises, review arguments and examine the two Portuguese editions.

Neste artigo, temos por objetivo analisar a hipótese de que o livro Aurora, no conjunto dos escritos de Friedrich Nietzsche, apresenta uma filosofia transitória. Nesse sentido, faremos ver que, justamente por causa de seu caráter transitório Aurora tem sido tão subestimada e obscurecida, principalmente quando comentada não a partir de seu quadro teórico transitivo, mas a partir de conceitos e projetos posteriores.In this article, we aim to examine the hypothesis that the book Daybreak, in all the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, presents a transitional philosophy. In this sense, we will see that, precisely because of its transitory Daybreak has been so overlooked and overshadowed, especially when commented not from their transitive theoretical framework, but from concepts and later projects.