ONE TEACH HOW TO PHILOSOPHIZE, PHILOSOPHIZING

Authors

  • Gonzalo Armijos Palácios Universidade Federal de Goiás

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v12i1.3505

Keywords:

Filosofia, definição, método.

Abstract

If it is not possible to teach Philosophy but to philosophize, how to teach how to philosophize? Obviously, philosophizing. On the other hand, if Philosophy is not defined by an object of its own or by a privileged method, what is then that action referred to by the verb `philosophizing`? That Philosophy is not defined by an object or by any method seems clear enough. However, something, in general, should characterize the act of philosophizing. What seems to characterize it, however negatively, is the attempt of solving problems that with the results of other sciences or with the knowledge obtained in other areas of human activity would be impossible.

That takes us to the object of this paper: discuss how, in fact, it is possible to teach to philosophize – and not only to teach History of Philosophy. We can only teach to philosophize as we teach anything else: by our own example of philosophizing, that is, discussing, evaluating and searching for answers to the problems that we face.

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Author Biography

Gonzalo Armijos Palácios, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Possui doutorado em Filosofia pela Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador (1982) e doutorado em Filosofia pela Indiana University (1986) . Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Tem experiência na área de Filosofia , com ênfase em História da Filosofia. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Marxismo, Neopragmatismo, Epistemologia, Richard Rorty, Karl Marx.

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Published

2008-12-31

How to Cite

PALÁCIOS, Gonzalo Armijos. ONE TEACH HOW TO PHILOSOPHIZE, PHILOSOPHIZING. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 1, 2008. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v12i1.3505. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/3505. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2007): Filosofia da Educação e Filosofia política

Section

Artigos Originais

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