Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea (Oct 2011)
Historia y Destino: el fatalismo como identidad nacional lusa
Abstract
This article approaches, from the perspective of philosophy of history, the peculiar relationship that originates the Portuguese people’s view about historical facts, which they conceive as the «will of fate» (fatum). The discussion about this link will offer an opportunity to reflect upon the factual dimension of history as well as the understanding of history – lived and/or narrated as «love of fate» (amor fati) – from both a local and a universal point of view.