If fascism never existed, then what was April 25th? Reflections based on Eduardo Lourenço’s essay

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  • João Tiago Lima Universidade de Évora

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https://doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.v16i32.61770

Keywords:

Fascism, April 25th, Eduardo Lourenço

Abstract

Based on the title of the book that Eduardo Lourenço published in 1976, O Fascismo nunca existiu, the aim of this study is to reflect on the difficulty felt by the Portuguese to think deeply about the experience of 48 years of Estado Novo. According to Eduardo Lourenço, without carrying out this meditation, it would be impossible for the democratic regime that emerged from the 25th of April to create its own imaginary. The study ends with an attempt to assess whether today, 50 years after the “Revolução dos Cravos”, this meditation has been done or still remains to be done.

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Author Biography

João Tiago Lima, Universidade de Évora

É professor auxiliar com agregação do Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade de Évora e Membro Integrado do Centro de Investigação Praxis-Filosofia, Política e Cultura. As suas principais áreas de pesquisa são o pensamento filosófico português contemporâneo e a filosofia do desporto.

References

A.P. “O fascismo? Nunca existiu…”. In: O Jornal. Lisboa, 20/VIII/1976, p. 26.

LOURENÇO, Eduardo. O Fascismo nunca existiu. Lisboa: Dom Quixote, 1976.

LOURENÇO, Eduardo. “Programa do MFA. Euforicamente sós”. In: Público. Lisboa, 24/IV/1994, pp. 5-6.

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Published

2024-05-04

How to Cite

Lima, J. T. (2024). If fascism never existed, then what was April 25th? Reflections based on Eduardo Lourenço’s essay. ABRIL – NEPA / UFF, 16(32), 115-121. https://doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.v16i32.61770

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Vol. 16 No. 32 (2024): Literature and (post-)truth

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Dossiê 25 de Abril

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