IN THE NAME OF "STRAIGHT CONDUCT", MUTUAL HELP, HONEST INDUSTRY AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE: REFLECTIONS ON INSTRUCTION AND MORAL EDUCATION (1824-1827)

EN NOMBRE DE LA "CONDUCTA RECTA", LA AYUDA MUTUA, LA INDUSTRIA HONESTA Y LA COEXISTENCIA PACÍFICA: REFLEXIONES SOBRE LA INSTRUCCIÓN Y LA EDUCACIÓN MORAL (1824-1827)

AU NOM DE LA "BONNE CONDUITE", DE L'AIDE RÉCIPROQUE, DE L'INDUSTRIE HONNÊTE ET DE LA COEXISTENCE PACIFIQUE: RÉFLEXIONS SUR L'INSTRUCTION ET L'ÉDUCATION MORALE (1824-1827)

Abstract

In this article, I explore part of Silva Lisboa’s production, where he reinforces state religion and the articulation between science and revelation, a condition to reach a “higher stage”, whose best example could be seen in Great Britain. In my view, with the Constitution of the Brazilian Empire, it was necessary to outline the grounds for a straight conduct, thus associating moral science and theology as a strategy to fight the catechisms of libertinism.

Keywords:
José da Silva Lisboa; Moral education; Viscount of Cayru