Reflexões sobre a educação em Espinosa: a experiência do encontro como segundo nascimento

Abstract

ResumoEspinosa nunca explicitou uma teoria sobre educação. Contudo, a leitura da sua obra dános pistas para pensar a educação. A via para o conhecimento, que implica a interação de aspectos cognitivos e afetivos, dá-se como encontro daquele que se conhece com o conhecido, resultando no verdadeiro conhecimento, o qual é indissociável da felicidade suprema e do aumento de potência. O ignorante e o sábio são duas figuras extremas do devir-ético enquanto possibilidade de transformação inerente à existência humana, permitindo-nos refletir sobre a relação ensino/aprendizagem. Palavras-chave: Educação; Espinosa; Ensino/Aprendizagem. AbstractDespite the absence of an explicit theory of education in Spinoza's work, one can find there interesting clues to think critically about education. The way to true knowledge, one that implies the interaction of cognitive and affective elements, configures itself by means of the encounter between the one who knows himself and what is known. This encounter provides at the same time the experience of true knowledge, happiness and the increase of power. The ignorant and the wise men are the two extremes of this ethical itinerary, understood as the possibility of transformation inherent to human existence. It is from this perspective that a reflection on the dual relation of teaching/apprenticeship is proposed.

Education for power or the art of good meetings three or four ideas about Espinosa and education

“…Few are the authors who have sought in the Dutch philosopher elements to study in this important field. One of the reasons may be that Espinosa does not specifically address this topic in his work, which seems to be the consensus among his educator readers (Merçon, 2009;Abreu, 2013;Costa-Pinto and Rodrigues, 2013;Novikoff and Cavalcanti, 2015;Oliveira, 2019). Some argue that there is, even if implicitly, pedagogy in Espinosa.…”