A história da filosofia no discurso de John Dewey sobre a moral

Paulo Fernando Aleixo da Cruz; Marcus Vinicius Cunha

doi:10.5007/2175-795X.2016v34n1p286

History of Philosophy in John Dewey’s discourse on morals

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Paulo Fernando Aleixo da Cruz Universidade de São Paulo
Marcus Vinicius Cunha Universidade de São Paulo

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2016v34n1p286

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This article follows Chaïm Perelman and Stephen Toulmin’s theoretical and methodological guidelines which foundations are found in the contemporary revision movement of Aristotle’s philosophy. It aims at performing the rhetorical analysis of the essay “Intelligence and Morals” by John Dewey, published in 1908, in which the author advances the thesis that since Renaissance moral has become unrelated of transcendental ends, being hence based on intelligence. The exam of the essay reveals the use of the discursive strategy called “recourse to origin”, which consists of elaborating a genealogical narrative about the history of philosophy in order to sustain the author’s thesis. This article suggests that this form of reasoning is frequently found in Dewey’s work: it can also be observed in the book Democracy and education, in which the philosopher discourses about history of philosophy to show that philosophical reflection on education emerges from social problems.

Keywords: John Dewey. Rhetoric. Philosophy and Education.

Author Biographies

Paulo Fernando Aleixo da Cruz, Universidade de São Paulo

Graduado em Pedagogia pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Marcus Vinicius Cunha, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutor em Educação pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor do Curso de Pedagogia e da Pós-Graduação em Educação na Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e colaborador do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Escolar da Universidade Estadual Paulista Araraquara (UNESP).

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2016-06-21

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Cruz, P. F. A. da, & Cunha, M. V. (2016). History of Philosophy in John Dewey’s discourse on morals. Perspectiva, 34(1), 286–304. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2016v34n1p286

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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2016): Mathematical knowledge in Brazilian primary schools 1890 - 1970

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