by Benito Jerónimo Feijoo · Sape · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788474617900
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«Teatro crítico. Selección» is a selection of essays by Benito Jerónimo Feijoo, published by S.A.P.E. in paperback (188 pages, in Spanish).
In these discourses, Benito Jerónimo Feijoo examines some of the most widespread beliefs and opinions of his time and contrasts them with reason, in order to correct common errors and encourage the reasoned examination of received ideas. The volume brings together a representative selection of that enlightened critique of tradition.
The selection comes from «Theatro crítico universal o Discursos varios en todo género de materias, para desengaño de errores comunes»; edition published in Madrid in 1986.
Recommended for readers interested in Spanish literature and the origins of enlightened critical thought.
Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Spanish Enlightenment. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions.
