Descrição
Recent studies devoted to Brazilian social thought have mapped the existence of antagonistic arguments concerning the relation between state and society throughout the formation and modernization of the country. As a consequence, different diagnoses and prescriptions were constructed by the national intelligentzia , which was directly involved in the public debate. The present article converses with these opposing strands, identifying both proximities and distances between them.||Recent studies devoted to Brazilian social thought have mapped the existence of antagonistic arguments concerning the relation between state and society throughout the formation and modernization of the country. As a consequence, different diagnoses and prescriptions were constructed by the national intelligentzia , which was directly involved in the public debate. The present article converses with these opposing strands, identifying both proximities and distances between them.||As recentes pesquisas dedicadas ao pensamento social brasileiro tem mapeado a existência de argumentos antagônicos sobre a relação entre Estado e sociedade ao longo da formação e da modernização do país. Com isso, diferentes diagnósticos e prescrições foram construídos pela inteligência nacional, diretamente inserida no debate público. O presente artigo dialoga com essas vertentes contrárias de interpretação do Brasil, identificando proximidades e distanciamentos.
