A emenda do intelecto: uma perspectiva pedagógica a partir de Spinoza

Abstract

In this work, we show how Spinoza's theory of knowledge can help us to rethink our teaching and student practices. We go through the ideas of the Treatise on the improvement of the understanding (TIE), to show how the genres of knowledge are fundamental for the understanding of the reality of life. A critique was made of the content mentality centered on the figure of the teacher. Our objective, therefore, was to reconcile Spinoza's thought with a pedagogical model that would facilitate the entry of Philosophy into the students' lives, that would integrate knowledge with everyday practice and with the reality of each student. Likewise, this study aims to make life easier for teachers in Basic Education schools who do not have much time to prepare adequate material. To carry out this intent, we used a methodology of bibliographical research initially, separating the study into two large blocks: first one that talks about the theoretical part of Spinoza's thought and, second about the practical pedagogical application from the written theory. Afterwards, some ways of working with this proposal were tested in the classroom. Coming to the end of this pedagogical process, we noticed that the production of a comic strip, based on the questions asked by the students of Colégio Militar de Brasília, would be the best approach to facilitate the relationship with philosophical problems. The results were well-received, as they led the students to reconcile several difficult concepts in philosophy with their private lives. It also facilitated the assimilation of the content into a whole.