O estatuto ontológico do inconsciente em Freud: uma discussão a partir da crítica de John Searle

Pós-graduação em Filosofia - FFC

Bases para o espírito: Ferreira Penna, ciência e educação na Província do Grão- Pará (1866 – 1891)

As contribuições de Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818-1888) à ciência realizada na província do Grão-Pará na segunda metade do século XIX são continuamente referidas em trabalhos sobre a fundação do Museu Paraense de História Natural e Etnografia em 1866, uma vez que o político mineiro fora seu idealizador e primeiro diretor. Contudo, a participação de Ferreira Penna na sociedade paraense da época se estendeu à instrução pública, tema de urgência no discurso das autoridades provinciais. É no sentido de se buscar a consonância deste personagem com as discussões de seu tempo sobre ciência e educação que este trabalho se desenvolve. Buscamos escritos da autoria de Penna, em especial as páginas dedicadas à instrução pública, além de discursos governamentais e pensamentos de outros autores sobre o tema. Partimos de um personagem singular por acreditarmos que pode ser procedimento inicial para compreendermos o contexto social no qual se insere. Seus textos foram analisados com base em elementos da análise de conteúdo, que nos permitiram organizar palavras e expressões em Unidades de Contexto e selecionar quais seriam mais apropriadas para a análise das fontes. A análise nos conduziu à idéia de que, para Ferreira Penna, a instrução teria como uma de suas prioridades a iluminação intelectual dos indivíduos como um todo, em especial os das camadas populares. Esta necessidade acompanhava a proposta da consolidação de uma identidade nacional, cuja inexistência era sentida por políticos e intelectuais. Ainda nesse projeto, o conhecimento dos recursos naturais através das ciências da natureza seria indispensável à luz da inteligência que se buscava incutir nos jovens através da instrução. Neste ponto, ciência e educação se convergem, por serem investimentos utilitários para um propósito mais amplo. O pensamento de Penna se adere ao de vários pensadores da época, em especial no que diz respeito à liberdade de ensino e a uma possível defesa do regime republicano em detrimento do regime monárquico, findo em 1889. Apesar das idéias parecerem adiantadas para sua época, o conservadorismo do pensamento de Ferreira Penna em alguns pontos nos ajuda a compreender a dimensão na qual mudanças para a instrução eram pensadas, de modo que não comprometessem a organização social vigente.

Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley during the years 1846-50, including discoveries and surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, etc : to which is added Mr. E.B. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula / by John Macgillivray.

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Catharine Waugh McCullouch papers in the Mary Earhart Dillon collection, 1869-1945

Collection primarily documents McCulloch's research on women's legal status, and her work with the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the League of Women Voters. There is also documentation of women in the legal profession, of McCulloch's friendships with the other women suffragists and lawyers, and some biographical material. The papers contain little information about her family or social life.

"Certificate respecting the Rev. John Seccombe," 1795 August

One leaf (pages 301-302) of the August, 1795 issue of Massachusetts Magazine with an editorial regarding the authorship of Father Abbey's Will. The article identifies John Seccombe as the author based on information provided by "Thaddeus Mason, Esq. of Cambridge, the only surviving classmate, and very intimate friend of the Rev. John Seccombe."

[Letter from William Emerson to John Sale], 1819 December 3

Letter signed by William Emerson requesting John Sale pay the scholarship funds. The author of the letter is likely the son of the Reverend William Emerson, who died in 1811. William Emerson (1801-1868) received an AB from Harvard in 1818; his brother Ralph Waldo Emerson (Harvard AB 1821) received the Penn Scholarship from 1817 to 1820.

[Admittatur of Joseph Estabrook], 1818 February 16

Published copy of the 1816 College Laws with the admittatur of undergraduate Joseph Estabrook signed by President John Kirkland on February 16 , 1818.

[Admittatur of Frederick Vose], 1818 September 25

Published copy of the 1816 College Laws with the admittatur of undergraduate Frederick Vose signed by President John Kirkland on September 25, 1818.

Warrant to attach goods of Timothy Phelps and John Farwell, 1773

A warrant for 20 pounds, equal property, or the bodies of Phelps, a cooper, and Farwell a husbandman, both of Harvard to answer a charge of debt made by Nicholas Patterson of Shirley.

Mathematical notebook attributed to Thaddeus Mason Harris, ca. 1787

Hardcover notebook containing handwritten transcriptions of rules, cases, and examples from 18th century mathematical texts. The author and purpose of the volume is unclear, though it has been connected with Thaddeus Mason Harris (Harvard AB 1787). Most of the entries include questions and related answers, suggesting the notebook was used as a manuscript textbook and workbook. The extracts appear to be copied from John Dean's " Practical arithmetic" (published in 1756 and 1761), Daniel Fenning's "The young algebraist's companion" (published in multiple editions beginning in 1750), and Martin Clare's "Youth's introduction to trade and business" (extracts first included in 1748 edition).

Letter from John Collins Warren to William Tudor,

One letter inviting Tudor to his wedding to Susan Powell Mason, daughter of their mutual friend, Jonathan Mason.

Letters from John Hubbard Church to William Jenks, 1795-1798

John Hubbard Church wrote these twelve letters to his friend and classmate William Jenks between 1795 and 1798. Church wrote the letters from Boston, Rutland, Cambridge, and Chatham in Massachusetts and from Somers, Connecticut; they were sent to Jenks in Cambridge and Boston, where for a time he worked as an usher in Mr. Vinall's school and Mr. Webb's school. Church's letters touch on various subjects, ranging from his increased interest in theology and his theological studies under Charles Backus to his seasickness during a sailing voyage to Cape Cod. Church also informs Jenks of what he is reading, including works by John Locke, P. Brydone, James Beattie, John Gillies, Plutarch, and Alexander Pope. He describes his work teaching that children of the Sears family in Chatham, Massachusetts, where he appears to have spent a significant amount of time between 1795 and 1797. Church's letters are at times very personal, and he often expresses great affection for Jenks and their friendship.