“Practice” as “criterion of truth”

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2018v36n1p194

Abstract

To what, in fact, does Marx and Engel’s thesis of practice as criterion of truth refer to? What is the concept of practice that effectively requires the perspective of a radical transformation of objective reality? This article considers the indications and positions of Portuguese philosopher José Adriano Barata-Moura about the movement from the idealistic dialectic to Marx’s materialist dialectic, in which the perspective of practice as material transformation is understood to be central. The article then conducts a direct reading of works by Marx, in some cases those written in conjunction with Engels, between 1843 and 1846 (the period close to the writing of the Theses on Feuerbach) which reveal the movement of criticism of idealistic understandings of the dialectic and of positivist materialism.

Author Biography

Elza Margarida de Mendonça Peixoto, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Bahia

Pós-Doutora em Filosofia da Educação pela Universidade de Lisboa. Doutora em Filosofia e História da Educação (2007) pela Faculdade de Educação da UNICAMP. Mestre em Educação Física (1996) pela Faculdade de Educação Física da UNICAMP. Professora Adjunto 4 da Universidade Federal da Bahia (2011- ). Atuou no Programas de Pós-Graduação "Mestrado Associado em Educação Física UEM/UEL" (2008-2013). Atua no "Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da FACED/UFBA" (2011- ), linha Teoria Marxista, Pedaogia Socialista, Educação Física e Esportes. Orientadora de Mestrado e Doutorado. Pesquisa a contribuição da Concepção Materialista e Dialética da História para a prática pedagógica, a formação de professores, a produção do conhecimento e as políticas educacionais. Atuou como pesquisadora nos projetos (a) do Diagnóstico Nacional do Esporte; (b) Epistefe Nordeste; É membro do Grupo HISTEDBR e líder do Grupo Marxismo e Políticas de Trabalho e Educação. Editora da Revista Germinal: Marxismo e Educação em Debate.

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Published

2018-04-25

How to Cite

Peixoto, E. M. de M. (2018). “Practice” as “criterion of truth”. Perspectiva, 36(1), 194–219. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2018v36n1p194

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2018): Imagens & palavras na literatura para a infância

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