Matias Aires

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Matias Aires

Portuguese philosopher

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Portuguese literature
The 18th century
Matias Aires, who studied science in Spain and France, returned to Portugal to write Reflexões sobre a vaidade (1752; “Reflections on Vanity”), a philosophical and moral critique expressing his skeptical conclusions about human nature. Men of liberal ideas traveled to France and England; with their…
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Matias Aires, who studied science in Spain and France, returned to Portugal to write Reflexões sobre a vaidade (1752; “Reflections on Vanity”), a philosophical and moral critique expressing his skeptical conclusions about human nature. Men of liberal ideas traveled to France and England; with their…
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