AN INTRODUCTION TO DIALETHICS DESIRE AND REASON IN ARISTOTLE AND PSYCHOANALYSIS

APPLICATIONS FOR BODY PRACTICES

Abstract

This work investigates the dialectical relationship between desire and reason, thinking it in the context of bodily practices. Initially, the question was examined in Greek philosophy, in a teleological project of the “good life”. Then, it was analyzed how this dialectic behaves from the advent of psychoanalytic theory, discussing continuities and ruptures with the Aristotelian tradition based on the emphasis on the role of the unconscious. It is concluded that the dialectic between desire and reason can give important contributions to the reflections on corporal practices through concepts that previously seemed incompatible, promoting a path that is still little explored in the studies of the body and movement.