Ética e religião no período romântico de Friedrich D. E. Schleiermacher

Abstract

This thesis presents the fundamental points of Friedrich D. E. Schleiermacher’s ethical conception and theory of religion during his contact with the romantic movement. We sought to define the concept of romanticism through a brief reconstruction of its origins and of Schleiermacher’s relationship with this movement. Constructed through an ongoing conversation with Kant, Schleiermacher’s ethical conception becomes mature as it gets in touch with the religious conceptions of the romantic period. Through the discussions on the essence of religion, Schleiermacher adds elements such as the Eternal or the Infinity to his ethics, which is characterized primarily by the promotion of individuality. Thus, ethics and religion build a rich dialogue in which the individual and the Infinity emerge as fundamental and irreducible elements of the Schleiermacherian worldview.