Aristotle and praxis: a philosophy of movement

Although the remarkable influence still exerted on contemporary philosophy, Aristotle’s work remains virtually unexplored by educational field. Seeking to dispel some prejudices and commonplaces based on unreliable readings, this article examines how the author thematizes, in some of his works, the...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: do Valle, Lílian de Aragão Bastos
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Recursos:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Educação
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/15563
Acesso em linha:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/faced/article/view/15563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Aristotle. Movement. Self-formation. Action. Praxis.
Aristóteles. Movimento. Autoformação. Ação. Práxis.
Aristóteles. Movimiento. Autoformación. Acción. Praxis.
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Resumo:Although the remarkable influence still exerted on contemporary philosophy, Aristotle’s work remains virtually unexplored by educational field. Seeking to dispel some prejudices and commonplaces based on unreliable readings, this article examines how the author thematizes, in some of his works, the relationship between life and movement. And, especially, human movement, core of educational thought and practice: movement as activity of human formation, as a capacity of self-formation and, more broadly, as praxis.