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Alan Krambeck
(photo) has been
a Spiritist
since 1990. He
works at the
Francisco de
Assis Spiritist
Group in the
city of São José
dos Campos, in
the state of São
Paulo, where he
lives. Alan
Krambeck is a
professor of
Philosophy (and
also has a
degree in
Engineering),
author of four
books. In this
interview, he
talks about the
importance of
Spiritist
Philosophy.
How did you
become so
interested in
the study of
Spiritist
Philosophy?
I first became
interested in
studying the
Doctrine in the
year 2000. I
read
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extensively and
later attended
several courses
and seminars on Spiritism. In
2002, the
Spiritist
Federation of
the State of São
Paulo began its
course on
Spiritist
Philosophy. I
enrolled and
became more and
more interested,
to the point of
doing a
bachelor’s
degree and a
post-graduation
degree on the
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How many books
have you
published?
Four books on
Spiritist
Philosophy,
published in
2008 and 2009.
Were you
influenced by
the work of the
French Spiritist
author, Léon
Denis?
Yes. Léon Denis
always impressed
me for his
clarity, his
capacity as an
educator and, at
the same time,
for the depth of
his analysis on
a number of
subjects.
The books you
published were
prepared to be
used in study
groups or were
they the result
of what you
taught and
learned in those
groups?
The books were
written in order
to be used at
the Course of
Spiritist
Philosophy in
São José dos
Campos. They
were prepared as
textbooks for
the course.
Can you tell us
a bit more about
the Course of
Spiritist
Philosophy?
It is a two-year
course, with
weekly two-hour
classes. In
total, the
course consists
of 96 classes.
It was created
in 2004 in São
José dos Campos,
based on a
similar course
set up by the
Spiritist
Federation of
São Paulo. We
had a pilot
class, which was
followed by
other groups,
due to the
positive
response we
received in São
José dos Campos
and surrounding
towns. For more
information, go
to the site
www.filosofiaespirita.net.br.
Has traditional
Philosophy been
influenced in
any way by
Spiritist
Philosophy?
Philosophy was
born in Ancient
Greece. It had
its heyday
before the
Christian era.
It went through
a period of
obscurity in the
first 15
centuries since
the birth of
Christ, but went
through a
revival in the
Modern Age.
Spiritist
Philosophy would
begin as a
subject in the
XIX Century.
However,
similarly to
Spiritist
Science, it
always met with
academia’s
scepticism, or
even prejudice.
Today, we dare
to say that the
roots of
Spiritist
Philosophy are
in traditional
Philosophy. More
than that, I
would say that
many academic
philosophers
were, albeit
unconsciously,
the precursors
of Spiritist
Philosophy.
Among those, I
could mention:
Pythagoras,
Parmenides,
Socrates, Plato,
Plotyn, Giordano
Bruno,
Descartes,
Leibniz, Bergson
and many more.
And, to answer
to your
question, no,
Spiritist
Philosophy has
not influenced
academic
Philosophy, but
it was always in
its core, as
traditional
Philosophy has
always been
about looking
for a better
understanding of
the Being, of
Essence. In our
days, we see
academic
Philosophy
flowing into
Spiritist
Philosophy.
Don’t you think
the Spiritist
Movement is
overlooking the
philosophical
teachings of
Spiritism?
I don’t think
so. What happens
is that modern
life offer other
distractions. On
the contrary,
the Spiritist
Doctrine offers
great
encouragement to
reading and
reflecting.
Those who join
the Doctrine
develop the
healthy habit of
reading and
considering all
aspects of their
lives.
What books would
you like to
recommend on the
philosophical
aspect of
Spiritism?
1-
O
PROBLEMA DO SER,
DO DESTINO E DA
DOR – Léon Denis
2-
INTRODUÇÃO À
FILOSOFIA
ESPÍRITA – J.
Herculano Pires
3-
NOÇÕES DE
HISTÓRIA DA
FILOSOFIA –
Manoel P. São
Marcos
4-
SER PARA
CONHECER,
CONHECER PARA
SER – Astrid
Sayegh e
5-
DEUS,
ESPÍRITO E
MATÉRIA – Manuel
Portásio Jr.
Which one of
your four books
would you
recommend for
those who want a
more in depth
approach?
“Filosofia
Espírita”, the
third volume of
the four books I
published. The
first two
provides the
initiation into
Philosophy, the
base. And the
last volume is a
comparative
study of
Spiritism and
other religions.
It is also
important to say
that all
religions would
benefit from the
study of
Metaphysics and
Philosophical
Anthropology,
two sub areas of
Philosophy.
What would you
like to add?
I would like to
invite all
Spiritists to
pay more
attention to
Spiritist
Philosophy, as
it is the only
way to turn our
beliefs into a
true conviction.
More than that,
Spiritist
Philosophy will
prove how Allan
Kardec was
fortunate in his
concept of
“reasoned
faith”.
