Spinoza’s argument for a bodily imagination

Imagination is characterized by Spinoza as the first kind of knowledge, and, as such, imagination is a mode of thought. However, in a further mapping of the concept in the Ethics, we see that it is an activity that involves both the mind and the extended body. The standard and idealist interpretation of imagination does not account for its corporeal or extended dimension, leaving aside an important aspect of the activity. Based on the thesis of causal independency of attributes, I will argue against the traditional interpretation and demonstrate that there is an imagination of the body in Spinoza.Keywords: Spinoza, imagination, body, attributes, Balling

A Questão do Cânone no Ensino da História da Filosofia

Contrasting two distinct understandings on the history of philosophy (Smith 2013), I will show the pedagogical benefits of investigating its nature and function, as well as the methods used to interpret traditional works at the college level.Partindo de duas compreensões distintas sobre a história da filosofia (Smith 2013), procurarei mostrar os benefícios pedagógicos de se indagar sobre sua natureza e função, bem como sobre os métodos a partir dos quais abordamos as obras tradicionais no contexto do ensino da filosofia para o nível superior

Epistemologia e Currículo: registro do II Workshop de Filosofia e Ensino da UFRGS

O livro reúne textos apresentados no II Workshop de Filosofia e Ensino, realizado na UFRGS em 2015, com a temática "Epistemologia e Currículo

Philosophy, Gender and Feminism: Hangout on the Occasion of the Unesco World Philosophy Day 2017

In November 2017, on the occasion of the UNESCO World Philosophy Day, the UNESCO Archai Chair of the Postgraduate Program in Metaphysics of the University of Brasilia organized a Unesco hangout around the theme of Philosophy, Gender and Feminism. Several Brazilian teachers, specialists in these subjects, have signed up. The full Hangout Recording is available at https://youtu.be/LH5LwTegGG4. Below is a transcript, revised and adapted by the authors

The Reception of Classical Latin Literature in Early Modern Philosophy: the case of Ovid and Spinoza

Although the works of the authors of the Golden Age of Latin Literature play an important formative role for Early Modern philosophers, their influence in Early Modern thought is, nowadays, rarely studied. Trying to bring this topic to light once again and following the seminal works of Kajanto (1979), Proietti (1985) and Akkerman (1985), I will target Spinoza’s Latin sources in order to analyze their place in his philosophy. On those grounds, I will offer an overview of the problems of the reception of classical literature in Early Modernity and then dwell on the particular case of Ovid and Spinoza. The present paper will argue that although Spinoza’s references to Ovid fill a rhetorical purpose as suggested by the existing literature, these mentions have a prior philosophical motivation. That is, the references in the Ethics are not merely illustrative; instead, they indicate that Spinoza acknowledges Ovid’s beliefs about human experiences and deliberately elaborates on Ovid’s view to construct and defend his own theses. To this end, the paper will analyze some citations mapped by Proietti (1985) and add a new one in an attempt to enlarge the list of places and topics that merit further investigation. To conclude, I will point out how the references to Ovid are part of Spinoza’s own defense of the powers of imagination

Sobre o resgate de obras filosóficas escritas por mulheres e algumas implicações pedagógicas

Neste artigo-ensaio, aponto que a pesquisa sobre as obras escritas por mulheres na filosofia tem implicações práticas que interferem no nosso modo de ensinar filosofia e de vivenciar a prática filosófica acadêmica. Elaborando sobre experiências de aula recentes, pretendo mostrar que o projeto de resgate tem um cunho pedagógico na medida em que deixa explícitos vieses de interpretação histórica e fenômenos sexistas da cultura acadêmica. Finalmente, mostro que o projeto de resgate ensina que a história tem conexões profundas com o presente e que, por isso, o espaço de criação de conteúdo da sala de aula e temas de filosofia da educação tornam-se fundamentais para o projeto de ampliação do cânone filosófico.Palavras-chave: Mulheres. Filosofia. Cânone. Ensino. Pedagogia. AbstractIn this essay paper, I show that the research on the philosophical works written by women has practical implications that interfere in our way of teaching Philosophy and experiencing its academic practice. Building from recent classroom experiences, I try to show that the retrieval project has a pedagogical aspect as it makes explicit historical interpretation biases and sexist phenomena of the academic culture. Finally, I show that the retrieval project also shows that History has deep connections with the present and, for this reason, the space for content creation in philosophy classrooms and topics in philosophy of education become key for the project of expansion of the philosophical canon.Keywords: Women. Philosophy. Canon. Teaching. Pedagogy

The Reception of Classical Latin Literature in Early Modern Philosophy

Although the works of the authors of the Golden Age of Latin Literature play an important formative role for Early Modern philosophers, their influence in Early Modern thought is, nowadays, rarely studied. Trying to bring this topic to light once again and following the seminal works of Kajanto (1979), Proietti (1985) and Akkerman (1985), I will target Spinoza’s Latin sources in order to analyze their place in his philosophy. On those grounds, I will offer an overview of the problems of the reception of classical literature in Early Modernity and then dwell on the particular case of Ovid and Spinoza. The present paper will argue that although Spinoza’s references to Ovid fill a rhetorical purpose as suggested by the existing literature, these mentions have a prior philosophical motivation. That is, the references in the Ethics are not merely illustrative; instead, they indicate that Spinoza acknowledges Ovid’s beliefs about human experiences and deliberately elaborates on Ovid’s view to construct and defend his own theses. To this end, the paper will analyze some citations mapped by Proietti (1985) and add a new one in an attempt to enlarge the list of places and topics that merit further investigation. To conclude, I will point out how the references to Ovid are part of Spinoza’s own defense of the powers of imagination

Deus, Natureza e Substância: estudos sobre Spinoza e a Escolástica

The paper consists in a study of the relations between Spinoza and Scholastic inserted on the discussion amongst nominalists and realists. The aim here is to delineate or at least list a few elements that may contribute to the study of spinoz's thought on language.O trabalho consiste em uma análise das relações entre Spinoza e a Escolástica no âmbito da discussão entre nominalistas e realistas. O interesse é esboçar ou mesmo listar alguns elementos que podem contribuir para os estudos do pensamento de Spinoza sobre a linguagem